How To Password Protect A Folder/file
Jan 19, 2012
I tried using WinZip, a friend said that it's possible to password protect a ZIP file but I am unable to do so. I don't like WinRar and 7Zip much for daily use, so I would like to have an alternative to password protect my folders/files.
I have heard and read about many 3rd party softwares, but all of them create a separate folder in which I have transfer the files, similar to a real life locker. But the kind of software I need is the one which has the ability to right click a folder/file and set a password, and whenever someone clicks on it, the password is asked.
I DO NOT want the folder/file to be invisible, I want it to be visible but protected by a password. built-in or a 3rd party software to do so? I'm on Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit).
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Dec 20, 2010
Is there a way of password protecting my folders so that i can prevent nosy people from opening them?
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Jul 10, 2010
Is there a way to password protect a folder i.e. your pictures folder. For windows 7 ofc ^^
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Jan 19, 2012
I have a folder with personal items that i dont want anyone else seeing, is there a way that i can password protect this, i dont really want to download software but if its compulsary, then i will, i need to put a password on it, not just block from other users, because often, my brother logs onto this user because of program's etc
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Jul 29, 2010
How can I protect a folder with a password or any other means?
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Sep 7, 2012
Is it possible to password protect a folder (or folders) in Windows 7 somehow? I have several possible uses for this. One of them: At work all my colleagues and myself uses a common computer. On this computer I've installed Dropbox with personal files. Although we all have our own user account on the computer, we all are administrators, meaning everyone can, if they want to, enter my Dropbox folder. I'd love to have a password on this folder so that only I can open the folder.
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Mar 15, 2011
Is there any way to password protect a folder in Win 7 (professional) ?I know about user permissions, but I want to enter a password every time I want to access (no keys/ certificates).After searching the web, I found Winzip. but there must be a better way.I just want an addtional layer of security in case someone in browsing using my login ID.
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Dec 5, 2012
its possible to password protect a Drive or a particular Folder in Windows 7 Professional Also,how much difference does an Antivirus make in a lappy battery performance I read a few Articles that claim that Security Essentials uses the least amount of Resources compared to others thereby causing less battery usage..so do the antivirus play that great a role when it comes to laptop`s battery life?
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Jan 15, 2012
I have a 1tb harddrive and it contains alot of personal items which i dont want anybody else opening, is there anyway to password protect the Harddrive so that when i click onto it from computer is asks for a password? or is there a way to password protect folders inside? any of these will work
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Mar 9, 2012
I would like to password protect a few folders on Windows 7, how can I do this? Ideally when someone would click on the folder there would be a prompt asking for a password, similar to what happens when you make a .zip and password protect it.
The only software I found till now which comes closest to my needs is Protected Folder, however you have to open the program each time and unlock the folder you want to use, then re lock it when ready, it's not so straightforward as I was imagining. Also I don't know if access will be blocked from other users on the network, once the folder is shared.
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Dec 21, 2012
I just purchased an Asus rt-n66u Router. Found Here: [URL] I haven't hooked it up yet, as it's a Christmas gift to me from my wife and she don't know it yet...lol...So, I'm not sure if there is any software that comes with it to do such a thing as it's wrapped under the tree...
Basically, I want to hook my 3TB External USB HDD to the Router, so that all our devices can share the media on it, but I want it password protected so if someone else comes in the House, they can't access anything on there and only we are allowed to access it. I'm not sure if the whole drive can be locked or just specific folders on the drive.
Ohh, I'm running Windows 7 Pro x64, my other devices are all random. Including Mac, Windows XP, Windows 8, Windows 7 Student ed...
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Mar 7, 2011
1 x Desktop PC, 2 Printers installed via USB - Windows 7 Home Premium installed.We have multiple users, Administrator group and then 2 user groups with no admin We want to restrict printing on the user groups with no admin rights so that when the person prints they have to have an administrator/authorized user type in there username and password.I have managed to restrict printing but as of yet have not worked out how to allow the users to print providing the admin logs in.
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Aug 22, 2012
i wana lock my D drive in window 7 and i have just 1 user
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Jun 7, 2011
How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows?
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Dec 21, 2012
I like to know how to password protect chrome users . like when we open chrome we get window to select user and password.. i tried using enable-udd-profiles mode... but its not working now a days.. Is there any other way i can setup like it.
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Jan 21, 2011
I would like to be able to password protect my son from downloading stuff off the Internet or removing something from the computer. I want him to be required to enter a password. Is there any way of doing this? I am using Windows 7 x64 HP computer.
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Jul 31, 2011
My Windows 7 Home Premium x64-based system will not prompt me for a password after the system resumes from standby or from the screen saver. I have both settings in place - I have the screensaver's "On resume, display logon screen" check box selected, AND I have the Power settings option set to "require a password on wakeup". However, neither setting works. I even set the "ScreenSaverIsSecure"="1" registry entry, but it had no effect. After the system resumes from standby or when the screen saver closes, the desktop is available with no password prompt.If I manually log off, or reboot the system, I am prompted to select a user and type the password, so the passwords are correctly in place.
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Jul 22, 2012
I need strong protection of few folders in different partions on my hard drive.
Also I want quick access to those folders without going thru time consuming methods for opening them when needed.
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Aug 9, 2011
i really need a program that protect my files without using a blocker or write protect software only change the destination file(corrupting it).
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Jul 3, 2012
What is the best way to secure the windows 7 index file to protect the privacy of the specific user?How difficult is it for another user to take that file , and read the contents?
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Sep 28, 2011
I'm setting up my HTPC to completely replace my Bluray player, But I'd like to have a little bit of security that none of my family is going to futz with my accountI've found how to quickly start WMC in Media Only mode, which removes the exit buttons, but i'm wondering if it's possible to password-protect the "tasks" section of WMC, so only I can exit WMC or log out or change settings.
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Apr 5, 2012
1.I had created a locker on my desktop using "Folder Lock" software.
2.Subsequently I made the locker invisible using "Folder Protect" software.
3.When I was trying to add more files to the locker created in 1 the locker tried to "increase it's size on the run"...
4.This process failed and "Folder Lock" shut down and since then I cannot locate the locker anymore on my PC nor can I see it in "Folder Protect"
5.Having read on a forum, I uninstalled "Folder Protect" and reinstalled...but that did not help..I still could not find the Locker.
6.I even uninstalled and reinstalled "Folder Lock"...even this did not help
7.I understand the lockers created by "Folder Lock" are UNDELETABLE.
8.Clearly my locker is somewhere on my hard disk but I am unable to locate it.
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Mar 3, 2012
During multiple file coping(file transferring) from one folders to other folders while minimizing all the folder at the time, check the status in taskbar, it showing all folder as file coping folder. is it expected in aero themas or its issue.
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Jun 10, 2011
I have found lots of ways to password protect foldres. But I can`t find a way to passwordprotect the access over local network. (and hamachi2)I have tried to make a user (test) and the password (test, on that user).I have tried to share the folder, and just grant access for the test user.And I can see it if I use another computer, but I can`t access it.The other Pc I use, do not have the Test user installed, and that is the way I want it.I don`t want to add the user to all computers. I just want to give it a password, so you have to know that to go in to the folder.
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Jun 17, 2011
Can we create a password protected folder??? without any software...i ve figerprint reader in my laptop can i use it for password..
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Dec 23, 2012
getting a .bat file to run when a file is added to a folder.. E.G When a file is downloaded to the downloads folder the .bat file runs and is moved to a separate location.
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Oct 19, 2011
i want to put a password on my folders, but not want to loose them due to any problem with the software used to apply password on them...
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Jan 29, 2011
I have 2 HP laptops running Windows 7. I can access the puplic folder and printer sharing from the first laptop to the secound. When I try to access the puplic folder from the secound laptop to the first I get this error.As far as I know all my setting are correct in the 2 laptops. here is the screen shotts on the setting. and the other laptop all looks the same so I dont understand why its asking for passwords.
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Sep 12, 2011
I have a file sharing server and about 10 client computers that access files on this server.
What i would like to have is when each client computer wants to access any of the files on the server that they are prompted with a usernamepassword dialog.
I do not want to create each user on server if i dont have to. The server is Windows 7 Pro 64Bit 6 of the client computer are Windows 7 Pro 64Bit 4 of the client computers are XP Pro
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Jun 25, 2010
I'm trying to share a folder on my computer (N:TV, where N is an internal hard disk) on my local area network. Two media centers connect to this folder. Until this week, they connected just fine using no username or password. Suddenly, they want to know a password -- and even entering my Windows credentials (my user account being the only one on the machine), access is denied.
I've selected the folder I want to share, and viewed its properties. It's shared with Everyone for reading. I can access the folder by opening \Mycomputer\TV in Explorer.Network discovery is turned off. File and printer sharing is turned on. Password protected sharing is turned off. All three machines are in the same workgroup.
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Jan 3, 2012
I just noticed two of my computers are automatically sharing the entire user's directory with all permissions for everyone, I was reading up on this a bit before and it seems it's a Windows bug. I was wondering, since the password protected sharing is turned on by default, would anyone have been able to gain access to my computers information if they didn't have a user account / password or would they need an account / password no matter what the permissions are set to.
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