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Password on Folders...

Is it possible?

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Ok... just wondering. Is it possible to make a single folder password protected? I want to password protect my folder with all my finacial info. Any help would be great. I'm running Windows XP Home.
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Boss, that's about the closest thing so far... but it still needs to be moved to a special "vault"... which I don't want. Just want the folder where it is now, password protected. I'm a real pain in the ass, I know. But you guys need a challenge now and then.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's not useless.


It is if (hypothetical example) all it takes is to open a DOS window to access the 'protected' files. If you make it too simple (in a technical sense) then it's not a good solution is all I'm trying to say.

I *know* what you want - I'd like it too! All I'm saying is that your description of 'simple' is not actually so simple under the covers

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Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The old thing I used was called 'Magic folders'...but it was well before XP and probably now useless....
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It is if (hypothetical example) all it takes is to open a DOS window to access the 'protected' files


I see your point, but the people who I'm trying to lock out wouldn't know a DOS window if it bit em in the ass. I think I'll just do as I said before, keep my checkbook on my flash stick, and keep it with me instead of always plugged into my computer. Thanks again for all the help and effort guys...
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Jafo is this it?

http://www.pc-magic.com/des.htm#mf

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Jafo is this it?

Yes...that looks like it...it's obviously been updated to XP, etc...

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
that seem pretty good. I'll try it out. Thanks.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm going to try the following on my system as a test: create a new user/login with password & assign all the access rights of the folder to be protected to that user. See if the 'runas' option will work as a way of accessing the folder from my default login - sort of like 'su root' in Linux...


Quoting myself, how about that for conceited

Anyway the above works as expected except for Explorer! In other words I can use 'run as..' to start another filemanager (eg. I use Total Commander) with the secure username, enter the password and access the protected files no worries. Also works for a CMD window.

But explorer refuses to even start up - makes no difference if it's run from a shortcut or a commandline with swiches.

Can anyone explain, please?


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Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you restrict system access to a system file...something required by Windows...then you will have problems...

Documentation should stress [somewhere] to be careful what you hid/protect/restrict....

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you restrict system access to a system file...something required by Windows...then you will have problems...


Duly noted...

The only files I changed ownership on was a data subdirectory & the files contained within - on a different partition to Windows.

So none of the Windows System files were touched.

It may well be that some DLL's required by Explorer are somehow not included in the 'run as...' request thus causing Explorer to fail. OTOH Total Commander also relies on a slew of DLLs - as reported by Process Explorer anyhow - and still seems to work fine...

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Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Anyone tried this: http://www.everstrike.com/lock_folder.htm
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or it's designed to protect computers from runas abuse with file managers?

Myself, I use runas with notepad and use it's open file browser as file browser. Just don't forget to set filters to *.*
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thomassen....that's the one I use...
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Which reminds me do you guys know what program can be used to unlock files with the extension .lock? I have a directory with explicit photos of my current girlfriend i remember the password but can't recall the name of the program i used Think it was called icon lock-it xp or something like that any ideas? wanna recover them, valuable