Re: Private folders

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nguser wrote:

One is a computer idiot, the other is a high school tech nerd. The
teenager
knows how to find stuff. He'll search for hidden files and folders using
wildcards and will locate any document in the bowels of any computer.

Limited accounts definitely a must in this environment if you don't want
things changing constantly.

I am using XP Pro.

1. Will encryption prevent them only from opening the files or will they
be able to see the filenames in Explorer but prevent "accidental"
deletions of the encrypted files?

Encryption just encrypts the file, nothing more. Encryption will not
protect against someone who has Administrator privileges from digging for
your secret key and decrypting it themselves. This is another reason
day-to-day use accounts should be Limited users.


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