did anyone know about this? locking folders

pacinitaly · 14 Oct 2010

this work great, my girlfriend can't access my work stuff AT ALL

Bare Foot Kid · 14 Oct 2010

Have a look at this one.

Folder - Lock with a Password without Any Software

mborner · 14 Oct 2010

Wouldn't changing folder permissions accomplish the same thing? Easier, too.

DeaconFrost · 14 Oct 2010

mborner said:

Wouldn't changing folder permissions accomplish the same thing? Easier, too.

That's the way I would do it. In the OPs example of keeping his girlfriend out of his work files, all he has to do is restrict her user account from that folder.

pacinitaly · 15 Oct 2010

DeaconFrost said:

mborner said:

Wouldn't changing folder permissions accomplish the same thing? Easier, too.

That's the way I would do it. In the OPs example of keeping his girlfriend out of his work files, all he has to do is restrict her user account from that folder.

it's a community machine ( she checks her mail and shops), I just don't want her seeing all my banking and other communication files. (.MHTML, .txt,.doc, .xls )

DeaconFrost · 15 Oct 2010

pacinitaly said:

it's a community machine ( she checks her mail and shops), I just don't want her seeing all my banking and other communication files. (.MHTML, .txt,.doc, .xls )

This is why user accounts should be used if more than one person is using a computer.

mborner · 15 Oct 2010

DeaconFrost said:

This is why user accounts should be used if more than one person is using a computer.

Exactly!