I figured out that using disk utility is the best method to create a password protected and hidden folder, but i can't seem to find clear instructions on how to do this. I'd like to be able to have a folder that's password protected and hidden if possible. I'd also like to be able to add files and delete files from that folder in the future as well.
View 8 RepliesDoes anyone know how to password protect a folder without having to do it through disk utility? Id like to be able to just put a password on the folder I want, so that every time you try to open it, you require a password.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have used Disk Utility to attempt to password protect a folder but its not working for me. I go to FILE>NEW>DISK IMAGE FROM FOLDER I then highlight the folder I want to password protect and click the IMAGE button.In the window that pops up, I then select 128 bit encryption and leave image format on COMPRESSED.Then I enter and verify the password I want to place on the folder and hit OK.The resulting disk image appears to have been modified, but when I double click on the supposedly password secured folder, nothing happens. The folder doesn't open, nor does a window pop up asking for a password.I'm running snow leopard.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2.53Ghz Core Duo 500 GB HD
I've got an external har drive that i've been using for the last 6 months as my time machine back-up. I've used the disk utility in the past to create an image and password protect my drive that way. But.is there a way i can use the same process for a drive that already has content on it? Can i password protect my drive using the disk utility which will password any current content as well as any future content?
ps - im using 10.7.3
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I recently purchased my first Mac Book Pro. I generally have content on my laptop which I would like to keep password protected. I use Disk Utility and create a new .dmg file, encrypt it and then password protect it. It will make a new virtual drive in which i can add my files, folders etc. and once ejected, it can't be accessed without entering the password. All was good, untill i realised that I cant delete that Virtual Drive ever. As in. if i just delete the .dmg file from finder, then that file is deleted but at the same time that space from the hard disk is lost. I can't recover it. I tried erasing the disk from the Disk Utility, but it kept recreating it.
I made a new virtual disk on my external hard disk and then moved the .dmg to the trash, but the 3 GB that i had used to create that Virtual Disk was gone and absent. It still shows free space as watever -3GB. What did i do wrong? what is the right way to delete those virtual drives.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Is there any utility out there that allows you to password protect certain folders?
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From here how do I password protect the folder that I want to password protect?
have a folder that I would like to password protect. Is this possible with Snow Leopard? If not, is there a third party app that would do this??
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Drive A & B: INCLUDES - (APPS) (MOVIES) (PHOTOS) (MUSIC)
Four separate folders. I recently got an Airport Extreme for the sole purpose of accessing my photos wireless. I have a roommate in my apartment, who I plan to share the drives with, however, I would like to create some kind of read/write rule so that he cannot access anything on the (PHOTOS) folder. I've tried the app, "Hide Folders", which is great, but will not let me work on the folders while the folders are hidden. I need the PHOTOS folder to be visible, but not accessible by anything other than myself.
Can you password protect a project/folder within Aperture?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.3)
With Mac OS X Version 10.7.3 is it possible to set up some form of password protection on aspecific folder?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
how do I password protect a folder and allow others on other computers to read it?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It looks like individual files can be protected with a password or passcode. However, I wanted to know if there's a way to protect an entire folder with a password or passcode. Thus, one would not be able to access any files within that folder without the password (or passcode). Is that possible?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 24-inch, early 2009
I havve a segate external hard drive that I would liketo store sensitive data on. Is there a way to require a password to enable mounting?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Is there a way to lock a folder with a password without the whole folder having to be encrypted?
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View 24 Replies View RelatedI am using an external hard drive that is connected via USB 2.0 to my Airport Extreme to back up using Time Machine. In order to get Time Machine to recognize the hard drive in question, however, I had to mount it as a drive on the network. Can I put a password on the hard drive that is separate from my network's password? What I want is a situation in which people can get onto my network using a password but CANNOT access the Time Machine backup hard drive.
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OsX Lion 10.7.3, iMac i5
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I get this question mark along with a folder when starting up. I tried holding down the option key when turning on the power and then I get an internet recovery along with a globe. I click on the arrow below it and it takes maybe 15 minutes to start up. Then i get this disk utilities screen. I'm now unable to do anything. When going into disk utility, disk 0 shows with Mac OS X base system underneath it. All the clickable buttons are faded out. Is there something wrong with the hardrive? and where could i get this fixed? There isn't a warranty on it.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI created a password protected folder in Snow Leopard. I created a new blank disk image with 128-bit encryption. Now I can mount the image, enter my password and: Access to secret files!
Question: I selected the disk image and deleted it. A password was not necessary...is this true? Can anyone just delete the disk image without entering a password?
