What is the best way to Protect a Folder?


  1. DextrousDave
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    What is the best way to Protect a Folder?


    Hi All

    I've read a few online articles on how to protect the contents of a folder. Bitlocker, 3rd party software and some cmd magic can also be used, but what is really the best/safest AND most user-friendly(the user being the administrator of that folder) way to protect/secure a folder? Also, that folder must be able to be uploaded to a cloud service such as google drive and downloaded on another computer and still be accessible by myself on the other computer...

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  3. Golden
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    Dave,

    The simplist way is to zip the folder using something like 7ZIP, and password protect it. Other solutions (e.g. portable TrueCrypt) are generally more complex.

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    Golden
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  4. DextrousDave
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    Thank you, appreciate your answer
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  6. Golden
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    No worries Dave
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