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RE: RE: Password Protect Folder
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Originally posted by markee
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Originally posted by Adeptus
All security built into Windows is account level -- it won't ask for a password for a certain folder, but it could allow or deny access to the folder based on which Windows user account is trying to access it.

To use that, you'd want to password protect your Windows account.  If you currently use only one account on the computer, you would need to switch to separate accounts for yourself and others.  That is a good idea anyway -- it lets everyone have their own preferences, favorites, documents and so forth. 

I am afraid that is all you can do if you don't want to use third party software.
I didn't notice microsoft got rid of this until a couple of months ago [Image: dodgy.gif]
I remember being able to password files and folders that you wanted to back about 15 years ago and I thought I was just blind that I couldn't find how to do this until I did some research and found the answer.  I wish microsoft would bring this back, it was quite useful.


I've been passwording folders since I was 3 too. :(
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10-05-2006 07:34 AM
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Password Protect Folder - by Chris4 on 10-04-2006 at 11:38 PM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by Supersonicdarky on 10-04-2006 at 11:42 PM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by Ezra on 10-05-2006 at 12:57 AM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by Adeptus on 10-05-2006 at 02:31 AM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by markee on 10-05-2006 at 07:23 AM
RE: RE: Password Protect Folder - by segosa on 10-05-2006 at 07:34 AM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by foaly on 10-05-2006 at 09:42 AM
RE: Password Protect Folder - by CookieRevised on 10-05-2006 at 10:42 AM


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