Password Protecting Folders on a USB Memory Stick

marleyboy

Yes, id second the Truecrypt, for protecting a drive, im more after something that will do folders instead of Drives.

eggandspoonbutnorace

Try buying a thumb drive for your own personal stuff (lets face it ...its either !!!!!! or letters to the bank you dont want people to see!)

thomas01155

marleyboy wrote: »

Yes, id second the Truecrypt, for protecting a drive, im more after something that will do folders instead of Drives.

You could try something like this: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Lockdown/Microsoft-Private-Folder.shtml

alanclose

marleyboy wrote: »

Yes, id second the Truecrypt, for protecting a drive, im more after something that will do folders instead of Drives.

As posted above Axcrypt will do folders, just right click and choose to encrypt

Blacksheep1979

you can make a truecrypt partition any size you want upto the size of the disk and then have the folder on there, its fairly simple.

rmg1

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

cause thats about as secure as putting the usb stick in a jamjar with tape round the lid

Probably, but it's always worked for me here. That, and the fact that most people here can just about turn computers on!:rotfl:

wolfman

TrueCrypt for me too.

The only problem is you need to have administrative rights to use it (or install it first time round). But most people that use XP have such rights (at home) although work may be trickier as companies often restrict access.

marleyboy

eggandspoonbutnorace wrote: »

Try buying a thumb drive for your own personal stuff (lets face it ...its either !!!!!! or letters to the bank you dont want people to see!)

Although it is My pc at home, it is shared amongst a group, and anything I have in my history and messenger folders, including my emails, REGARDLESS of what they contain, I dont want people to see, thats why they are private, and\or addressed to me and not addressed to "any user".

marleyboy

thomas01155 wrote: »

You could try something like this: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Lockdown/Microsoft-Private-Folder.shtml

Nice one, but according to the site, it says it creates a folder called "private folder". Im after protecting an existing folder in my docs\history.... which i hope will automatically allow files to be added, but only ask for a password if the folder is opened, will this do that???