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opiate69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-08 05:09 PM
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Making files or folders private??
I have a 2g, 17 inch iMac running OSX 10.4.11. I have a couple of video files I don't want anybody else to be able to stumble on. I've seen other people put password protection on their folders and such on PCs, and was wondering if there was a way to do this with my Mac?
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moggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-08 06:40 AM
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1. You could use an encrypted disk image
Double-clicking on the disk image icon will cause it to be mounted, prompting for the password associated with the image. Once mounted, it will behave like a normal volume. Once you've finished accessing it, unmount it the same way you would an external disk.

How to create an encrypted disk image:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1578
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opiate69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 09:24 AM
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2. Thanks, Moggie..I'll try that.
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