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kevin_tsoi2000

Discussion Starter · Feb 18, 2006

Is there a way to set a password on a folder? Say I create a folder in "My Documents", is there a way to put a password on it?

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DataX

· #2 · Feb 18, 2006

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Originally Posted by kevin_tsoi2000

Is there a way to set a password on a folder? Say I create a folder in "My Documents", is there a way to put a password on it?

You can encrypt folders from windows by right clicking the folder, properties, general, advance, encrypt contents; but that's only to keep others out from that folder from different sessions.. If you want to put a password to the folder within your session, I'd recommend FFP, although there are other similar software, just google for it.

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Sin100

· #3 · Feb 18, 2006

Also, i hope this helps.
If you mean, You share a computer with family or friends (home comp) and like you say you have win xp, then, when you have created a userlogon screen with a password go to your docs (My Docs) and:
Right click > Properties > Sharing > tick the "Make this folder private" box.

This way when users are not logged onto your user name (which would require a password to login to yours if you set one) they will get a "Access is Denied" message when trying to enter YOUR My Documents folder.
Hope this helps if that is what you meant?
-Sin100

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Mental

· #4 · Feb 18, 2006

does FFP have to be installed on every computer that youre using the file on, or can you encrypt the file and then put it on a thumbdrive and take it and use it anywhere without the software?

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DataX

· #5 · Feb 18, 2006

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does FFP have to be installed on every computer that youre using the file on, or can you encrypt the file and then put it on a thumbdrive and take it and use it anywhere without the software?

It depends on windows, so no.. In that case, you might encypt the files in a zip/self extractable zip.

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Mental

· #6 · Feb 18, 2006

can you put a compress a zip file so that a password is required to extract it? or is there some other way to put a password on a file that doesnt depend on anything else like that?

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DataX

· #7 · Feb 18, 2006

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Originally Posted by Mental

can you put a compress a zip file so that a password is required to extract it? or is there some other way to put a password on a file that doesnt depend on anything else like that?

Yea.. you can put a password on a zip or self extractable zip(exe) file, which will be requested before extracting files. You can do this with a couple other formats.. rar, 7z I think.

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Mental

· #8 · Feb 19, 2006

anybody know a good guide on how to make a self extracting 7z file?

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DataX

· #9 · Feb 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by Mental

anybody know a good guide on how to make a self extracting 7z file?

You can use 7-Zip, just select "make SFX archive" when you make a 7z file, and a self extracting 7z exe will be generated instead.

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Crimson_Blade

· #10 · Feb 20, 2006

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Originally Posted by kevin_tsoi2000

Is there a way to set a password on a folder? Say I create a folder in "My Documents", is there a way to put a password on it?

A utility called PGP is pretty good. (Not sure if thats the full name of it though)

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