Password Protecting My Documents

southernscouser

OK, I have a PC that the rest of my family use. We all log-on under the same user but I want to protect my documents folder from their beedy eyes!

Can anyone tell me how/if I can do this please?

Thanks very much inadvance.

Toxteth_OGrady

Google this search string and you'll find lots of options:

"windows folder access password protect freeware"

:cool:

TOG

gizmoleeds

What version of Windows do you use? (If xp pro then you can set ownership of certain folders to certain users).

Otherwise there is a free download here:

http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

I have never used this BTW, I got it by googling "free file encryption"

leeparker123

There are several ways to do this - i find the easist is to add to a password protected zip file, just watch the auto-recover files, which tent to be the filename prefixed with a ~.

The Rolls Royce way is to use the Microsoft Digial Rights Manager - but this is not easy, for advice on this, google for it, there are step by step instructions.

robnye

or password protect each document...... long winded to setup to start with

southernscouser

robnye wrote:

or password protect each document...... long winded to setup to start with

Sorry how do I do this! Is it difficult?