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Password protect HD?
I have been using magic folders and encrypted magic folders for years.
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Only if NTFS is the file system for the system partition.
File protection will not work, with FAT32 partitions. - John McGaw stood up, at show-n-tell in and said: "John" wrote in message y.com... Is there a way to add password protection to a hard drive or certain folders on a hard drive? Or are there certain types of hard drives that come with password protection built-in? I use a computer shared with others on which I need to protect a large number of files. I have thought of adding another hard drive just for my use if I can find a way to secure it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you use Windows XP Pro then encryption is built in so that you can protect what you need to, at least at the file or folder level. It is very easy to use and is completely transparent from the user's viewpoint. -- Strontium "It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit |
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:27:23 GMT, "John" wrote:
Is there a way to add password protection to a hard drive or certain folders on a hard drive? Or are there certain types of hard drives that come with password protection built-in? I use a computer shared with others on which I need to protect a large number of files. I have thought of adding another hard drive just for my use if I can find a way to secure it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. There's a software and a hardware approach. You can use a number of programs that will encrypt/hide the data. Scramdisk is one, which sets up 'containers' on your hard drive. Blowfish Advanced CS is a file encryption that can be set up to run from job or batch files. http://www.bsn.ch/Lasse/bfacs.htm Blowfish is freeware, not sure if Scramdisk still is. Or you could opt for a removeable hard drive caddy. I use these things on my machine for backing up data to. You can pick up small hard drives ( 3 or 4 Gb ) for next to nothing, and a decent caddy comes in at less than £20 ( even cheaper on Ebay ). Simply format the drive as an extended partition and use it for all your sensitive data - pull it out when not required. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 05:47:34 GMT, Jack wrote:
Shaun went the pay route with Scramdisk when he added support for Win2000/XP. It's now called Drivecrypt, available from SecureStar for US$49.95 http://www.securstar.com/ ScramDisk for Windows 95/98/ME (ONLY!) is still free, but no longer unsupported. You can find it at: http://www.scramdisk.clara.net/ Ta for the update - though I take it you mean 'no longer supported'? Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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