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how can i make it so that other users cannot use my external hard drive?
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Notan
Juggalo said:how can i make it so that other users cannot use my external hard drive?
Just a password?, or something better, such as:
http://www.truecrypt.org
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Guest
dont need somthing that harsh, the people using my computer wont be able to
get around a password, nevermind encryption.
get around a password, nevermind encryption.
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Notan
Juggalo said:dont need somthing that harsh, the people using my computer wont be able to
get around a password, nevermind encryption.
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Lots of applications, out there...
Try Googling "password protect drive" or something similar.
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Shenan Stanley
Juggalo said:how can i make it so that other users cannot use my external hard
drive?
Technically - anyone who is a system admin on a computer you connect that
drive to can get around this - but you could format it with NTFS and setup
file and folder permissions so only your user can get to things.
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Guest
does it have to be NTFS?
Shenan Stanley said:Technically - anyone who is a system admin on a computer you connect that
drive to can get around this - but you could format it with NTFS and setup
file and folder permissions so only your user can get to things.
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Shenan Stanley
Juggalo said:how can i make it so that other users cannot use my external hard
drive?
Shenan said:Technically - anyone who is a system admin on a computer you
connect that drive to can get around this - but you could format
it with NTFS and setup file and folder permissions so only your
user can get to things.
does it have to be NTFS?
If you want:
- It to be read natively by WIndows 2000/XP/2003/Vista machines
AND
- It to allow you to assign permissions on the files/foders so only your
user can easily obtain access...
Yes.
No other native Microsoft File System allows you to assign File/Folder
permissions the way NTFS does.
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Bruce Chambers
Juggalo said:how can i make it so that other users cannot use my external hard drive?
Store the device in a secure (locked, in simple terms) location
(closet, file cabinet, etc.) when not in use.
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