password protect a folder

Use a program called winrar! You can zip the files with this program which will reduce the size of the file and then you can put a password on the whole .rar file or each file inside. Very handy!!
 
g25racer said:
Use a program called winrar! You can zip the files with this program which will reduce the size of the file and then you can put a password on the whole .rar file or each file inside. Very handy!!
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Can you do all of this without actually having to purchase the software? I have winrar downloaded, but it has limited execution and a get a prompt every so often giving me the option to buy.
 
THAANSA3 said:
Can you do all of this without actually having to purchase the software? I have winrar downloaded, but it has limited execution and a get a prompt every so often giving me the option to buy.
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Thats the one! Or you could use the freeware version of it that is called 7-zip!
 
If you've heard of Microsoft Private Folder 1.0, forget it. As of 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, it no longer exists.
Microsoft quietly added the free encryption utility earlier this month, and then just as quietly deleted it. The utility allowed users to encrypt and store files inside a private folder.
"Private Folder 1.0 was designed as a benefit for customers running genuine Windows," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. "However, we received feedback about concerns around manageability, data recovery and encryption, and based on that feedback we are removing the application."



from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1989425,00.asp



looks like it only works on xp, and was removed because of bad performance or other issues.
 
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