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how can i password protect a folder
how can i password protect a folder
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Robert Retzer
If you are trying to protect a folder from other users who log on to this computer, right click on the folder and then go to properties, select the sharing tab, then ccheck the box make this folder private, then click okay. If more than one user uses the same logon name, then you may have to encript the folder so no one can view the contents except for the person who knows the password.
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its a folder on the server
i would like to just use ntfs but the users does not want this because
they all use each others pc
i would like to just use ntfs but the users does not want this because
they all use each others pc
If that's the case, perhaps finding a copy of Microsoft Private Folder may be your best bet. But if you don't mind me saying so, you are encountering a rather unusual scenario where your security is concerned. Trying to implement an additional layer of security in an environment where "they all use each others pc" seems like it would create an inordinate amount of unnecessary complexity that will only compound the problem over time.
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if the folder is on a server and they have unique userid's then ntfs file permissions on the server is the way to go as long as each user log's off of their pc when they are not using it or someone else wants to use it.