Free Folder/File Lock Software

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Anyone know of a folder/file lock software that works under 98, 2000 and XP?

TIA

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Anyone know of a folder/file lock software that works under 98, 2000 and XP?

TIA
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1) Try AxCrypt.
AxCrypt File Encryption Software - Free Personal Privacy and Security for
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP with AES-128 File Encryption, Compression and
transparent Decrypt and Open in the original application.
http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

2) NEVER post your personal contact information [your sig line] in a
newsgroup (or forums or anywhere else for that matter). It's bad enough if
you don't munge your email addy, but home phone numbers and mailing
address?? Yikes.
 
Thanks, I didn't realize that was enabled.


nead said:
Anyone know of a folder/file lock software that works under 98, 2000 and
XP?

TIA
Click to expand...

1) Try AxCrypt.
AxCrypt File Encryption Software - Free Personal Privacy and Security for
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP with AES-128 File Encryption, Compression and
transparent Decrypt and Open in the original application.
http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

2) NEVER post your personal contact information [your sig line] in a
newsgroup (or forums or anywhere else for that matter). It's bad enough
if
you don't munge your email addy, but home phone numbers and mailing
address?? Yikes.
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Thanks it works as I wished...


nead said:
Anyone know of a folder/file lock software that works under 98, 2000 and
XP?

TIA
Click to expand...

1) Try AxCrypt.
AxCrypt File Encryption Software - Free Personal Privacy and Security for
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP with AES-128 File Encryption, Compression and
transparent Decrypt and Open in the original application.
http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

2) NEVER post your personal contact information [your sig line] in a
newsgroup (or forums or anywhere else for that matter). It's bad enough
if
you don't munge your email addy, but home phone numbers and mailing
address?? Yikes.
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J44xm (w44kz said:
["Greg Eshleman"; Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:14:15 GMT]
Anyone know of a folder/file lock software that works under 98, 2000 and
XP?
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Folder Access <http://www.topdownloads.net/software/view.php?id=11463>. It's
shareware, but it locks 4 folders for free. Note that this utility LOCKS
folders (i.e., blocks access to them); it doesn't encrypt the contents.
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What I don't like about Folder Access is that you can still access
the folder from the command line. Also if the locked folder is a sub-
folder in a network share you can still read it from another
computer.
 
["Gert van der Kooij"; Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:12:20 GMT]
What I don't like about Folder Access is that you can still access the
folder from the command line.
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Are you sure about that? I just tried that and was told that the folder,
" .{21EC2020[...]}", was being used by another process.
Also if the locked folder is a sub- folder in a network share you can
still read it from another computer.
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Can't comment on this.
 
["J44xm"; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:02:33 GMT]
Are you sure about that? I just tried that and was told that the folder,
"ÿ.{21EC2020[...]}", was being used by another process.
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Or is it accessible if you boot into DOS?
 
J44xm (w44kz said:
["J44xm"; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:02:33 GMT]
Are you sure about that? I just tried that and was told that the folder,
"ÿ.{21EC2020[...]}", was being used by another process.
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Or is it accessible if you boot into DOS?
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No, sorry, I was wrong. I guess I mixed up things. I've probably used
another program and thought it was this one.
I can't remember which one but after installing Folder Access I'm
sure it was another one. It also behaved different, it completely
hided the folder when using Windows Explorer but the folder could
still be accessed using a command window or when viewing it from
another system.

Mea Culpa.

Kind regards, Gert
 
One problem I noticed is that if the person copies the locked file to
another computer then installs Folder access, the file can be opened without
a password. I had the file on a logical partition, then re-installed
everything on the C dirive. I installed folder Access fresh and I was able
to access the previously folder contents without a password.


J44xm said:
["Gert van der Kooij"; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 13:32:57 GMT]
No, sorry, I was wrong. I guess I mixed up things.
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Not a problem. I suppose my recommendation stands. ^_^
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["Will"; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:59:23 GMT]
One problem I noticed is that if the person copies the locked file to
another computer then installs Folder access, the file can be opened
without a password.
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Folder Access creates folders, not files, and these kind-of-virtual folders
can't be copied or moved at all.
 
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