how do you put password on folders on your computer?

Question

or passwords on files?

i use windows xp

Answer 1

Not possible with just Windows. You need additional software for that. Try google for 'Password protection folders files'

Answer 2

Normally, under Windows, you don't put passwords on folders or files. You simply apply security on who can view or modify the files. NOTE: you need Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional to do this.

To access the security list, right-click on a file or folder and select Properties. Then, from the Security tab, apply or remove security to users.

However, if you REALLY want to put password on files, here is the way:

- Under Microsoft Office documents (Excel, Word, etc.), you can enter password that a user will have to use to open and/or change the document. Simply select File -> Save As, then the will be an Tools menu at the top right of the Window. Select Security options and enter your password.
- With zipped files (.ZIP extension), you can set passwords to access the files. Each application has its own way of setting it, so check the help files for details.

Good luck!

Answer 3

If you're using Windows XP or 2000, and your hard disk is formatted with NTFS (if it's not, search Windows help to find out how to covert from FAT32 to NTFS), you can made folders 'private' so that only you can open them.

If you're using XP Home, you can only make folders in C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR NAME private. In XP Pro and 2000, you can make any folder private.

In XP, right-click on a folder and go to Properties. There is a menu called sharing in here and you should be able to tick a box to make a folder private.

If someone else logs onto the computer, they will not be able to open the folder. Make sure your user account has a password to stop people logging on as you!

In Windows 2000, the sharing options are more complicated. Essentially, you can say which users can and can't open specific folders.

Hope this helps you even if it's not the best answer!

Answer 4

It depends on which version of Windows you use. If you are using Windows XP Pro then it comes with a password folder protection feature. However, the home edition does not have one. If you are using the home edition, you can download and use Windows Private Folder. Windows Private Folder is a free utility developed by Microsoft to allow users to password protect folders. Important, even though Microsoft developed the software, it does not support Windows Private Folder (i.e. you can't get any tech support). You can download the program at:

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Private_Folder/1152200243/1

While you are there, you can read what other users have to say about it. There is another free program which offers better security than Windows Private Folder. TrueCrypt is an open source encryption tool. You can find the program at: http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php

Lifehacker has a great step-by-step tutorial on how to use TrueCrypt. (http://www.lifehacker.com/software/encryption/geek-to-live-encrypt-your-data-178005.php)

Answer 5

you'll elect an encryption software. some are loose, some arent. notwithstanding, those I used basically encode them right into a sparkling set of directories and then you need to re-encode them into readable language whenever you favor to view them back... i understand some are diverse yet yea... Or, you could ultimate click the folder and say 'hide folder' and it makes it hidden, yet in the journey that they substitute the computer concepts to assert 'tutor hidden folders', then they can view it besides. yet that calls for some artwork haha.

Answer 6

Go to Help and Support then look up:
How to Password Protect a Personal Folder
Read.

Answer 7

On a Microsoft Word file, you go to Tools, Options, Security.

Answer 8

If your file-system is NTFS, then you can take ownership of folders and protect them. This way, only your login can open the files. Other logins are denied access. This can be pain to setup though.

For non-NTFS systems or non-Pain setups, you can try MagicFolders.

You can also try BestCrypt to create encrypted volumes.

Answer 9

Its amazing. You've gotten 6 or 7 answers thus far and every one is different. Gives you alot of confidence that Yahoo is the right place to be asking these types of questions.

Answer 10

try the properties option by right clicking on the folder. that might work.