Passwording Folders?

[Joe]

Hey guys. I just wondered if there is any way of passwording certain folders with Win XP?

[Mark]

Originally posted by Uncle_Raj@Jul 4 2005, 09:43 PM
Hey guys. I just wondered if there is any way of passwording certain folders with Win XP?
I've wondered about this for awhile, actually. That'd be quite useful.

[LinkinJunior]

Windows Tips: Password-Protect Your Sensitive Files and Folders (http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,110663,00.asp)

[Doctor Manhattan]

I can't figure it out. I want to password my porn folder. C'mon LJ, help a brother out. Explain it in simple terms. :P

[Glenn]

Strange...There is no option for new compressed folders on my XP computer. I have winzip, but I don't know if that can accurately password the folder(s).

@Vismund: Same here.

[esaul17]

Just use WinRAR.

[Joe]

Originally posted by esaul17@Jul 5 2005, 08:18 PM
Just use WinRAR.
... and how do you password folders using WinRar? It seems like you can only "lock" the folders once the have been compressed. Any help would be appreciated.

[esaul17]

Risghtclick the folder. Say add to archive. Under the new window say go to the advanced tab. Say create passsword.

[Joe]

Originally posted by esaul17@Jul 5 2005, 08:41 PM
Risghtclick the folder. Say add to archive. Under the new window say go to the advanced tab. Say create passsword.
Ah, i see. That doesn't help though. That only passwords the .RAR archive you create and leaves the folder from which you created it accessible. Thanks for your help, but i'd just like to password the folder rather than a created .RAR archive.

[Tomi]

dirLock (http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=327790)

[Rinkin]

I've been wondering how you do this also, and thanks Tomi for that link because that program is pretty solid.

[Joe]

Originally posted by Rinkin@Jul 5 2005, 11:13 PM
I've been wondering how you do this also, and thanks Tomi for that link because that program is pretty solid.
Does it work well? I'm a little cautious.

[esaul17]

Sorry. I thought you wanted that. I guess it would be annoying having to extract the contents of the folder anytime you wanted to access it, especially if it was large. I'm trying out Tomi's link right now. I'll tell you how it works.

[Joe]

Originally posted by esaul17@Jul 6 2005, 04:37 PM
Sorry. I thought you wanted that. I guess it would be annoying having to extract the contents of the folder anytime you wanted to access it, especially if it was large. I'm trying out Tomi's link right now. I'll tell you how it works.
Great. Let us know how it works out. ;)

[esaul17]

Tried one folder. Just small but it worked fine. Added a password, wouldn't let me open it until it was entered.

Just locked a 20+ Gig folder, it was slow but worked fine. I haven't tried the hide or encrypt options yet.

Tried excrypt on a small file (under 1 Meg). Worked fine in the sense thatb it didn't give an error, but it didn't change the name of the folder. It said the folder was empty, but it did that when I didn't use encrypt. Hide worked too.

Sorry for the run-on post, but I just wanted to say I was wrong. Encrypt is what makes folders appear empty. Also, make sure you type the password in right, because there is no second entry for confimation.

Also, encrypt is a lot slower than non-encrypt.

[Tomi]

I've been using that program for a while, works great for me. :)

Of course encrypt takes longer than unencrypted, what are you on? :mellow:

[esaul17]

I know, I was just confirming that it was a LOT slower.

[Tomi]

Yeah, I know that you know. But isn't it common sense that encrypted would be slower than unencrypted?

keep having to edit because my grammer sucks tonight. >_<

[Mark]

Grammar.* :P

I'll get the program tonight and test it out.

Would uninstalling the program afterwards be unlocking the folder if you forget the password?

[esaul17]

Originally posted by Tomi@Jul 7 2005, 06:13 AM
Yeah, I know that you know. But isn't it common sense that encrypted would be slower than unencrypted?

keep having to edit because my grammer sucks tonight. >_<
I know it was common sense. I was telling them it was A LOT slower, not just a little.

Also, uninstaling the program does not help, the file it still protected. However you cannot re-input the new file.

Lastly, the password is only effective in the account you create it in (in Windows XP at least). This means if you password a file in your personal account, others will be able to access it in their accounts.

[Glenn]

The program works for me but the only problem is, my other computer can still access the locked folder.

[esaul17]

Yeah. I fit is anything like different accounts, you would have to lock it on the other computer too, which kind of removes the point.