Can you password-lock a folder?

If so how?

Thanks!

Thanks but i dont want to zip the files. ALthough perhaps I'm mistaken. I dont want to have to wait and unzip everything (like a .rar file). I'ts about 500 gb of stuff (movies, etc) that I dont want someone in my house using (they should be doing their homework).

Just want you to click on the folder and then be prompted for a password. (Also the same for if you access the folder on the home network)

Best,
Brian

thanks for the reply. that link says how to require other users to use a pw. i want to password protect a folder for everyone. including my account.

i'll try that thanks. it's amazing that this is the only way to do this. you'd think it would just in the right click menu (for the admni account).

Batch files. Passwords. Terrible idea.

It would take any inexperienced user no more than a single minute to right-click > edit the batch file, view the script's guts, and figure out that the password is stored in pure plain text.

More over, if a user happens to prefer the "show hidden and system files" Folder Options option checked, they'd see the "password protected" folder effortlessly. And even more effortlessly, click the folder open and explore it's contents like any other normal directory.


Werm, is there a specific reason you are avoiding the use of NTFS file permissions? These exist for a reason.