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Password protect 2nd Hard Drive?
Name: missmuffet Date: April 1, 2003 at 07:08:20 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 352
Comment:
Is it possible to password protect my 2nd hard drive in my comp without setting up different User accounts, I don't want people accessing my files on there.
I personally have never heard of password protecting a hard drive. Folders can be protected with passwords, but not HDD. You can hide partitions from other users for security reasons. PowerQuest's Partition Magic and their Drive Image software programs have the ability to do that. You can hide a partition(s) from other users but the partition will also invisible to the system too.
Try posting on the "Security and Virus" board on this site.
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Response Number 3
Name: Vince Date: April 1, 2003 at 13:36:27 Pacific
Reply:
I use a program called "Folder Guard" its a great program fvor doing this type of thing. I have everything in my D:\ Locked this way if anybody goes into D:\ and cliicks on a folder they get "Access denied" also if they try to delete or modify them aswell, Unless you right click the folder you want to open and select unlock and use the password, You can also set it to hide an entire drive unless password is enetered aswell, also you can select to hide specific folders aswell you can make anything Locked, or Read only, visible or not visible.
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