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divinemann
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2007-03-20, 09:50

Another rudimentary question that I have.
I was trying to set a password for a folder in my documents. It's basically a bunch of docs from pages.

At the bottom it says 'get info'
Ownership/permissions
read only, write only etc..

How do I set a password for that folder If I dont anyone to look into that group of documents.Or am I able to set a password, can I apply that to other folders aswell.
Yes it is my computer and it's registered under my name.

any help would be much appreciated. thanks.

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zman2005
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2007-03-25, 10:52

Lets not lie to ourselves, your needed password is for porn. Its okay, I had the same question in my head too.
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2007-03-25, 10:56

1) It's a multi-user system. There already is a password on all folders inside your Home directory (including the Documents directory): your user account password. You shouldn't give this out to other people for this very reasons. If you want them to access your computer, give them a guest account. If you want them to access files on your computer through the network, also give them a guest account.
2) Use FileVault if you want your entire Home directory encrypted. This normally isn't necessary, though.
3) If you're absolutely sure that you want individual folders password-protected and encrypted, use Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image from the folder in question, then remove the original folder and mount the image when you need it.

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2007-03-25, 11:07

save it as a password protected .zip file? This can be done from the right click menu if you have stuffit installed

^I did that for my *cough* porn..

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2007-03-25, 11:29

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Somewhat related blatant plug: why not to hide folders.
So you are also a philosopher, chucker?

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2007-03-25, 11:39

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So you are also a philosopher, chucker?

Of course.
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