Password protecting folder?

Pigman II

is there anyway in windows to password-protect a folder such that anything contained in that folder (& its subfolders) won't be accessible too snoopers?

sceptre

If you're running NT, win2k or XP (on NTFS) it's no problem - right-click, make a dive for the Security tab and fanny's yer aunt.

If not, you'll have to use a 3rd party app

Or, if you're just looking to hide some porn:rolleyes: why not password protect a zip file then put it inside another password-protected zip file?

Pigman II

Originally posted by sceptre
Or, if you're just looking to hide some porn [/B]

How did you guess!?! Nah, just kidding.

I'm running windows98 and I have doc files that I password protect but it's a pain in the ass having to set them and then type the password everytime I want to open one. So I figured if I had a folder I could put em in that would take care the 'security' then I wouldn't have to do it anymore.

Any apps out there that can do it?

sci0x

Invisible Secrets 4 uses steganography to protect your files so nobody will know your secret files exist. It also includes other security features, such as a HD shredder and a tool to let you password-protect any program on your PC.

sceptre

Over 300 days - must be a record

ando

Originally posted by sceptre
Or, if you're just looking to hide some porn:rolleyes: why not password protect a zip file then put it inside another password-protected zip file?

jees, sounds like you have a lot of experiance of this !!

CivilServant

Originally posted by Pigman II
How did you guess!?! Nah, just kidding.

BS pornholio

sceptre

Originally posted by ando
jees, sounds like you have a lot of experiance of this !!

Just lots of experience in creative paranoia:)

I tend to check a door I've just locked to see if it's really locked too.

LastIrishMonkey

i bet he has lot of the good stuff GIGS of it !

fatmander

Another tip for the porn digger
Don't forget to rename the pw protected zip file to .pdf(porn.zip to porn.pdf) or something that won't even ask you for a password, it just says acro cannot open this file, works with AVI's MPG's etc

Loads of experience... and gigs of porn

daveirl

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sceptre

Originally posted by daveirl
Better yet, use WinRAR to split the archive into many pieces and give each part random file extensions. Now sceptre that's creative paranoia!

Bah, I scoff at your ingenuity. Put the rar files with different extensions on to a series of CDs, cut them into small pieces with a scissors, place in a series of envelopes in a darkened room, bury some in the garden and send the remainder to heads of state around the world smuggled in their morning salad and to ambassadors hidden in their Ferrero Rocher (everyone knows this is the only thing ambassadors eat). Your partner, significant other or parent will never see your porn, illegal music collection or stalking letters to Greta Garbo.

of course neither will you, but hey, it's reasonably secure:)

Lukin Black

Or get the ctk build of PGP, with PGPdisk - mount / unmount your secure 'drive' when needed. No need to muck about renaming file extensions, or break into diplomat's houses with a tube of loctite cause you want to listen to cool_tune-downloaded_illegally.mp3*.

*Or rather watch britney_and_christina_giving_head.mpg

sci0x

Originally posted by sceptre
Bah, I scoff at your ingenuity. Put the rar files with different extensions on to a series of CDs, cut them into small pieces with a scissors, place in a series of envelopes in a darkened room, bury some in the garden and send the remainder to heads of state around the world smuggled in their morning salad and to ambassadors hidden in their Ferrero Rocher (everyone knows this is the only thing ambassadors eat). Your partner, significant other or parent will never see your porn, illegal music collection or stalking letters to Greta Garbo.

of course neither will you, but hey, it's reasonably secure:)

Now arn't you glad I brought up this old thread or we would never have discussed these ideas

moridin

Originally posted by Lukin Black
Or get the ctk build of PGP, with PGPdisk - mount / unmount your secure 'drive' when needed. No need to muck about renaming file extensions, or break into diplomat's houses with a tube of loctite cause you want to listen to cool_tune-downloaded_illegally.mp3*.

*Or rather watch britney_and_christina_giving_head.mpg

Doesn't support XP though does it...