Please excuse this elementary question, but I am sure that there is software that I can use so that people accessing my hard drive via a network can not read certain files and folders?
I could protect my files in the old MS DOS days, but I am now brain dead on this issue so please help.
Thanks
2007-02-25 23:54:36 · 6 answers · asked by Buster J 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Yes,
you can protect your files and folder by winzip
right click on the file or folder
add to zip
password
and your file or folder will be protected
and so many software is in the web search for folder lock
like software safe20e and folder lock
download or write me i will send me
best of luck
2007-02-26 00:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by KUMAR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple of options I know of:
- If you're talking about a Windows network, you can use folder/file permissions to restrict access. Of course that won't work if you're trying to restrict access to administrators, etc.
- The next simple thing to use is Winzip, and encrypt files as you compress them. Do make sure you use a long password (actually go for a passphrase), and use the highest encryption level, otherwise someone can hack it fairly easily.
- Last, but certainly not least, you can go for a free PGP tool (refer link below). These will do what you want, but again make sure your encryption standard is adequate (i.e. read some of the documentation, but this basically comes down to how long your encryption key size is). With this last idea, you may want to make a trade-off between security and speed though, as it may take a while to encrypt large files.
2007-02-26 00:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by Craig H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just hide the files.
right click the folder/file click properties and under Attributes: check the marked box next to hidden
then when u want to see it again
go to control panel make sure switch to classic view is selected
go to folder options then click view
under the files and folders section there should be a subfolder called hidden files and folder
to view: click the circle next to show hidden files and folders
to hide:click the circle next to do not show hidden files and folders
2007-02-26 00:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by SL8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thousands of pieces of software.
Do a Google search on 'encryption software' and pick your favorite.
2007-02-26 00:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by words_smith_4u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at this:
http://www.truecrypt.org/
2007-02-26 07:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by sigdrifa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306531
2007-02-26 00:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋