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Password Protect a FOLDER on Shared Driv

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by sharon

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How do you password protect a folder on a shared drive. Have information in folder that want to password protect to keep unauthorized users from accessing and changing documents.

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by voldar

You don't say anything about the system you have. If it's W2K or XP use the NTFS restrictions. RightClick on the folder > Security > remove "everyone" after unchecking "allow inheritable .." and add the users you want to have access to the folder.

by rktech

1 best solution is http://www.protectafolder.com/ that worked for me after trying couple of suggestions & third party software's. But this software has made its mark in my computing zone & i am very happy to use this software for protecting folders or files in my computing.

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