Password Protecting Folders?

digitalandresdigitalandres
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
Hey



Is there a way in X(.2) to make a folder or file password protected? Not just by user- but to everyone. So that whenever anyone wants to open that file/folder, they need to input a password I designate. (so that if I leave the computer running on my login, others still can't get in, even with my admin login...)



If it's not possible, is there a way I could engineer a way to do it anyway? Persay by creating another user login (for me) without admin access, that I usually go in, and then just login into admin whenever I need to access the file?



I'd much prefer the first way....... =\\

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    No, you cannot do this.



    You can, however, use the Finder's Get Info box to set permissions so no one can see inside it. It takes the admin password to unlock the Get Info box to change the permissions; so, if anyone else has the admin pass, this is no good.



    The most secure option would be to use an encrypted disk image. Just open it when you need to access it. Each time you mount it, you must enter the password you set for it.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    digitalandresdigitalandres Posts: 115member
    That would be good- except I wouldnt be able to make changes to it. I'd have to remake the image each time, and toss the old one etc...



    hmmm...
  • Reply 3 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    No, just use a read/write disk image.

    That's what I do.



    How else would you write anything to it at all?
  • Reply 4 of 11
    trailmaster308trailmaster308 Posts: 699member
    Try LameSecure on Version tracker. You can set your password on a file/folder to whatever. Its not super secure ecpecially if someone knows you admin password, they can get to your file via the terminal, but it works great against girlfriends!!!
  • Reply 5 of 11
    madmax559madmax559 Posts: 596member
    as above....



    dude you've got unix



    so chmod go-rwx blah

    & then encrypt it....

    make an encrypted image that only you can mount

    & the chmod trick....



    its unix so you have multiple options available

    pgp. etc etc etc... experiment & see what

    you like best



    if your really paranoid go buy a pcmcia ata flash disk 128mb & store data on that & carry that

    around with you at all times....or store private

    keys on that etc etc...
  • Reply 6 of 11
    digitalandresdigitalandres Posts: 115member
    That Unix means gibberish to me



    I'll try LameSecure on VT. Sounds solid enough.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    digitalandresdigitalandres Posts: 115member
    Right- I did LameSecure, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks man.
  • Reply 8 of 11
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
    Should be built in to OS X.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    rogue27rogue27 Posts: 607member
    you could always set a screensaver password (this works, right?) so if you are away from the computer and the screensaver is on, nobody else can do anything unless they know the password.
  • Reply 10 of 11
    ameatameat Posts: 18member
    [quote]Originally posted by trailmaster308:

    <strong>...it works great against girlfriends!!! </strong><hr></blockquote>



    you mean you don't look at your porn with your girlfriend? you should try it...
  • Reply 11 of 11
    overhopeoverhope Posts: 1,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by ameat:

    <strong>you mean you don't look at your porn with your girlfriend? you should try it...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Last time I did that she was in it... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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