OS X :: Password Protecting One Folder?
Jan 30, 2009I have one folder in my user folder that i would like to password protect so it can not be opened without a password. is there a way to do this?
View 1 Replies
ADVERTISEMENT
MacBook Pro :: Disk Utility - Password Protecting A Folder?
Mar 19, 2012I 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.
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Applications :: Password Protecting Programs?
Apr 15, 2009While they seem perfectly able to password protect a folder, this folder seems far from secure. In each case, the folder itself is not accessible without entering the password, but the files are visible in the finder under "recent documents".
I was hoping for a program that could securely protect these documents from casual viewing (including the "search for" section of the finder bar) while being relatively user friendly. I don't care about encryption.
OS X :: Password Protecting Excel Document In Office 08 Mac
Aug 11, 2009How do I do it? I want the document to require a password to open. I did the tools-->protection--protect workbook/sheet thing but that didn't do it, the document could still be opened, just not edited. I have a budget sheet with all of my online account passwords I don't want accessible if the computer gets stolen.
View 3 Replies View RelatedOS X V10.7 Lion :: Protecting One's Address Book With A Password?
Jun 29, 2012Is there a way of protecting one's Address Book with a password?
View 1 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: How To Set A Password On A Specific Folder And All The Contents In The Folder
Oct 25, 2009On the snow leopard is there any way to set a password on a specific folder and all the contents in the folder so when others click it the password is asked?
View 3 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Protecting Your MBP With Skins?
Feb 12, 2009I was thinking about trying out one of the bestskinsever or the zagg products but, they need to have water on them. How would you keep the water out of the keyboard, you know, when you are applying the trackpad part.
Any other skins I might be missing? Any easier things to protect my new macbook pro? I would really one of these skins but water would drip in to the keyboard part (maybe), so I'm left with what?
OS X :: Protecting Folders And Files?
Feb 21, 2009The Mac is now used by all family members and even some visitors. I'm aware of the guest and separate account capability but this is time consuming to jump in and out of. This also prohibits access to the general iTunes library and photos of one user etc etc. Is there a way to simply protect certain folders within one user account eg I have a folder in the main account with each of the families names. Mine contains all my work, My wifes all hers etc etc. 2nd question E Mail. I have all the e mail coming into two seperate e mail addresses on the main ser account eg My Mail and my wifes mail to two mac addresses. Is there a way to simply password protect these without too much difficulty.
View 1 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Protecting Privacy And Genius Bar?
May 17, 2010I need to send my MBP in. Rather than giving them my user account password, I've created a new account that has admin privileges. Is that all I need to do? Or can admin accounts access all the info on the computer? I've heard horror stories here of peoples' photos being looked at, FB profiles accessed, etc.
View 10 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Protecting Privacy Before Repair Visits?
Jul 14, 2009So does anybody do anything special for this? I'm going to delete cookies from my browsers, for example.
And I have my password/accounts list in an encrypted disc image...
IMac :: Protecting - APC Power Conditioner And UPS?
Aug 19, 2010I have an APC H15 Power Conditioner and just bought an iMac 27'' and want to protect it against power failures. I was wondering if I could connect the power conditioner to the wall outlet and then a UPS on the conditioner. The iMac would be connected to the battery backup outlet in the UPS. Also, IF this can be done, in which outlet should I connect the UPS on the APC H15; Digital Filter or High Current filter?
View 10 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Protecting It In Case It Gets Stolen?
Apr 18, 2012I am looking in to getting some protection to recover and make life hard for a thief, if my MBP should get stolen. I found several products doing a search. They are for example: GadgetTrak Laptop Security, Hidden, LoJack for Laptops, Rest safe.with any of these products, or other ones, that you would say is a good investment and worth it. Or possible other ways of doing so that I did not think of.
Info:
MBP, MM, MBP - 10.6 + Windooz XP on a hard partition
Mac Pro :: Protecting 4xWD640 RAID 0 With External Drives?
Mar 26, 2008I have a 8-core MP 2.8Ghz with 10gb ram and Ati 2600HD. I'll someday replace the ATI with a quadro (all my application is 3d/CAD/Design) I'm installing 4 of the WD640 drives, they arrive on Friday.
I would love to order the CalDigit RAID card but after searching I finally figured out it's not available until next month.
That said, I need my system to start working ASAP and I don't want to wait if I don't have to.
I'm a designer, I need fast scratch so some striping needs to be involved. I also need data protection. At this capacity Time Machine isn't going to be of any use and I'd prefer redundancy anyway.
The 4 WD640s are replacing: 1 750gb 7200.11, 2 WD SE16 500GBs, and 1 320GB (Apple Stock Drive).
I would like to sell some of those drives to defray the cost of this endeavor but I'm open to keeping 1 or possibly 2 as external drives or stuffing one into the optical bay with a converter.
I want speed and reliability, of course! But really the largest motivator here is the combined drive aspect. Having so many volumes is driving me nuts.
My intention had been RAID 5 or 6 but I now know that Apple Software RAID can't do this. So now it seems with software RAID 0+1 would be the only option.
Realistically, does the cpu performance degradation outweight the speed gained from striping the drives? It's so difficult to determine bottlenecks.
Any thoughts on my best bet without/before the RAID card arrives. Can I migrate the array after installing the card without data loss?
If I just JBOD the drives can the concatenated set be broken up ever? I was thinking I could JBOD until the card came.
OS X :: Terminal Usage For Protecting Folders And Files?
Nov 22, 2008I was asked by a friend who has just bought a new macbook if you can password protect files and directories. I explained how you can do it through terminal quite easily in some pictures (here if anyone wants to know how).
But is there another way, without needing some extra software from a 3rd party?
OS X V10.4 :: Protecting System From Flashback Trojan Malware?
Apr 11, 2012Should I do something to protect my system from the Flashback Trojan malware?
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Intel Mac :: Protecting/Locking Pages Documents On 10.5.8
Jun 5, 2012I'm trying to put a password on a few pages documents using the 10.5.8 operating system. I realize it's sort of out of date, so that could be the problem. But i've been watching some videos that say to click on inspector, then the blank page, and then check the box that says 'require a password.' Only thing is that I don't see that box to check at the bottom of inspector.
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Protecting From Flashback May Require Disabling Facebook
Apr 8, 2012It seems the cure is worse than the cold. I read to prevent Flashback from entering my system I need to disable Java. Only now posting comments on people's pictures stops working the moment I hit return, and posting photos complains about a storage error. So far the tests reveal no Flashback virus from Etresoft's tester on this 10.6.2 Macbook Pro.
Info:
10.7.1 iMac 5,1 MacBook Pro 3,1, Mac OS X (10.7.3), - * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
OS X :: Password Locking A Folder?
Mar 24, 2009Is there a way in OSX to place a password on a particular folder? And if not, does anyone know of any good software that can achieve this?
View 24 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Trying To Password Protect A Folder?
May 6, 2010 I am trying to password protect a folder. I have read the previous threads and stuff and I got the encrypted disk image, and now I have the .dmg file on my desktop and the disk.
From here how do I password protect the folder that I want to password protect?
MacBook Pro :: Way To Put In Different Password For The Folder Than It Is For The Log In
Jun 22, 2010What sucks is that lets say i protect a folder with a password, (command i and then sharing...) well it uses the same password that i log in with when i start up the computer, it doesnt let me choose a different one. So lets say someone finds out my log in password and logs in, then they can access that folder with the same password. Very very stupid that you can't choose different passwords. Ughh the stupidest thing ever, doesnt Apple think? Man that just makes me mad. Not that im worried about anything, but just stupid design. They didnt think it thru.Unless theres a way to put in a different password for the folder than it is for the log in.??
View 7 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Is Password Protect Possible For A Folder
Jul 27, 2010have 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??
View 6 Replies View RelatedSoftware :: How To Lock A Folder With A Password?
Oct 28, 2009Is there a way to lock a folder with a password without the whole folder having to be encrypted?
View 1 Replies View RelatedOS X :: How To Password Protect Docs Folder
Sep 10, 2010Tried looking it up in my Mac instruction book I bought. How do I or can I password protect my whole document folder?
View 1 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Is There A Way To Password Protect Access To A Folder
Oct 26, 2010Within a user account, is there a way to prevent someone from opening a folder (in documents or images, for example) without a password? Ideally, anyone can see the folder, but when someone double clicks to enter the folder, a password pop up would appear before continuing.
View 14 Replies View RelatedOS X :: How To Password Lock A Folder In Tiger 10.4.2
Sep 3, 2005How do I password lock a folder in Tiger 10.4.2?
View 24 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Password Protect Folder / Email?
May 12, 2007Is there an easy/free way to password certain folders? so that you can only open them with a password?
View 24 Replies View RelatedOS X :: How Can You Password Protect A Specific Folder?
Nov 23, 2008How can you Password Protect a specific folder?
View 1 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Looking For Password Protect A Specific Folder?
Mar 15, 2010I am just wandering to see if there is a way to password protect a specific folder?
View 15 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Way To Encrypt A Single Folder With A Password?
Jul 21, 2010So I have some sensitive documents in a folder on my Mac that I'd like to restrict access to. Is there a way to password protect a single folder within Finder so that people using my Mac cannot view the contents?Seems like it should be an easy thing to do, but it doesn't look like I have that option.
View 15 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Asking Password When Trying To Access Shared Folder?
Aug 22, 2010For some reason I keep being asked a password when trying to access my PC through finder (under shared) I have tried all my passwords but none of them work!What's the best course of action, I have file sharing enabled, although there was no option to enable 'Windows Sharing' could this be the problem?It was working perfectly before I reformatted my PC (running XP)
View 4 Replies View Related