Computer Security - protecting folders or files ?

03-25-2005, 07:40 PM

Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect
and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover
those areas of my harddisk.

Any tips ?
thanks
timmy_

timmy_

03-25-2005, 07:40 PM

timmy_ wrote:
> Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect
> and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover
> those areas of my harddisk.
>
> Any tips ?
> thanks
> timmy_
>
>

operating system ?

03-25-2005, 08:15 PM

"JD" <> wrote in message
news:4244690c$0$32612$...
> timmy_ wrote:
> > Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect
> > and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not
discover
> > those areas of my harddisk.
> >
> > Any tips ?
> > thanks
> > timmy_
> >
> >
>
> operating system ?
>

sorry. My operating system is Windows XP. : ) NTFS file system on all
drives.

03-25-2005, 08:44 PM

If yer talking areas of disk, PartitionMagic 8.0 works with XP and hides
partitions ... the trick would be to hide PMagic from those other people

"timmy_" <> wrote in message news:424469f6$...
> Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect
> and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover
> those areas of my harddisk.
>
> Any tips ?
> thanks
> timmy_
>
>

03-25-2005, 08:53 PM

bowgus wrote:
> If yer talking areas of disk, PartitionMagic 8.0 works with XP and hides
> partitions ... the trick would be to hide PMagic from those other people

>
> "timmy_" <> wrote in message news:424469f6$...
>
>>Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect
>>and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover
>>those areas of my harddisk.
>>
>>Any tips ?
>>thanks
>>timmy_
>>
>>
>
>
>

forget that .. use PGP and mount a virtual encrypted drive

I'm a unix user myself and I can just deny access to files and folders
simply by changing permissions .

03-25-2005, 09:40 PM

> I'm a unix user myself and I can just deny access to files and folders
> simply by changing permissions.

Simple is right ... root.

03-25-2005, 10:01 PM

> sorry. My operating system is Windows XP. : ) NTFS file system on all
> drives.

Ok ... I'm not an M$ fan, but if you are, maybe look into XP Pro with EFS
....
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...cryptdata.mspx

03-25-2005, 10:27 PM

For Win NT/XP/2k3 Truecrypt permits OTFE encryption on a
"stealth" partition. (Truecrypt itself is extremely well done,
even bombproof - and it's open-source! - but the "stealthiness"
of the "unused" partition will only fool the rankest amateurs.)

Regards,

PS http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/

03-25-2005, 07:40 PM	#2
JD Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? timmy_ wrote: > Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect > and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover > those areas of my harddisk. > > Any tips ? > thanks > timmy_ > > operating system ?

03-25-2005, 08:15 PM	#3
timmy_ Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? "JD" <> wrote in message news:4244690c$0$32612$... > timmy_ wrote: > > Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect > > and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover > > those areas of my harddisk. > > > > Any tips ? > > thanks > > timmy_ > > > > > > operating system ? > sorry. My operating system is Windows XP. : ) NTFS file system on all drives.

03-25-2005, 08:44 PM	#4
bowgus Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? If yer talking areas of disk, PartitionMagic 8.0 works with XP and hides partitions ... the trick would be to hide PMagic from those other people "timmy_" <> wrote in message news:424469f6$... > Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect > and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover > those areas of my harddisk. > > Any tips ? > thanks > timmy_ > >

03-25-2005, 08:53 PM	#5
JD Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? bowgus wrote: > If yer talking areas of disk, PartitionMagic 8.0 works with XP and hides > partitions ... the trick would be to hide PMagic from those other people > > "timmy_" <> wrote in message news:424469f6$... > >>Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect >>and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover >>those areas of my harddisk. >> >>Any tips ? >>thanks >>timmy_ >> >> > > > forget that .. use PGP and mount a virtual encrypted drive I'm a unix user myself and I can just deny access to files and folders simply by changing permissions .

03-25-2005, 09:40 PM	#6
bowgus Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? > I'm a unix user myself and I can just deny access to files and folders > simply by changing permissions. Simple is right ... root.

03-25-2005, 07:40 PM	#1
	protecting folders or files ? Hi I am just looking for a simple yet effective way to password protect and\or hide certain folders \ files so that other people can not discover those areas of my harddisk. Any tips ? thanks timmy_ timmy_

03-25-2005, 10:01 PM	#7
bowgus Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? > sorry. My operating system is Windows XP. : ) NTFS file system on all > drives. Ok ... I'm not an M$ fan, but if you are, maybe look into XP Pro with EFS .... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...cryptdata.mspx

03-25-2005, 10:27 PM	#8
nemo outis Posts: n/a	Re: protecting folders or files ? For Win NT/XP/2k3 Truecrypt permits OTFE encryption on a "stealth" partition. (Truecrypt itself is extremely well done, even bombproof - and it's open-source! - but the "stealthiness" of the "unused" partition will only fool the rankest amateurs.) Regards, PS http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/

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