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Lock/Password protect folder on Ext HD

  • 03-08-2014 6:14pm
    #1
    frag420
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,161 ✭✭✭


    I am using a Macbook pro 2012 and I have a 1TB ext Toshiba HD. I want to lend it to some friends to share some files but I have a personal folder on it that if possible I would like to password protect so that they cannot access it.

    Can anyone tell me how to ad a password to a folder if it can be done that is!!

    Cheers

    A


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  • #2
    Sean Quagmire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭Sean Quagmire


    Your best bet is to partition a portion of the hard drive that contains your files - do this through disk utility. then right click that partition (which will appear as a separate drive on your desktop) and click "encrypt" the drive. This will mean you can put a password on your separate partition. The rest of the HD will be freely available to your friends.

    Also, if they are on a windows machine just make sure it is in FAT32 format so it can be used on both mac and pc.


  • #3
    Nemeses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭Nemeses


    This will be a lot more easier than partitioning the drive into two

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1578


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