Re: Can I password Protect a folder?

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"NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:26:25 +0100, "Alan Smith" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:20:40 +0100, "Alan Smith" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"brandon_05mn" <brandon_05mn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>> It there any way where I can require a password to be entered when I
>>>>> go
>>>>> into
>>>>> a specific folder?
>>>>>
>>>>> If this doesn't make sense, Is there anyway I can make it so you will
>>>>> have
>>>>> to enter a password before you can open up a certain file?
>>>>>
>>>>> I know you can do this with office documents, but how about just a
>>>>> normal
>>>>> folder?
>>>>> Any help? Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>If I right click on a directory name, choose properties, advanced
>>>>button
>>>>on
>>>>the general tab there is an encrypt contents checkbox. Is this
>>>>sufficient
>>>>for your purposes? There's a help system built in to Windows to give you
>>>>more info. There are also several third party utilities that can
>>>>password
>>>>protect directories/files- a Google search will bring up options.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Encryption has nothing to do with keeping users out of folders.
>>>
>>
>>The subject is password protection, password protection can do that - far
>>better than any solution you have given too.
>>
>
> Why attack me? I was just pointing out that encryption wasn't the
> solution to the original post! Geez!
>

encryption needs a password to decrypt the data. You can encrypt a folder
and need the password to decrypt it. That seems closer to what was asked
than the solution you gave. Or didn't give- you've avoided that part again.


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