In response to the question asked by one of our readers on how to
password protect folders on his computer. It’s possible to do that
without the aid of third-party applications. Allow me to show you the
procedure involved.
How to encrypt files on Windows XP Professional
1. Right click the file or folder you want to encrypt.
2. Click the Advanced option.
3. Check “Encrypt contents to secure data ” option.
4. Click Apply and OK.
Now the content you want to secure will be grayed out.
To reveal the content back, follow the below steps.
1. Open TweakUI.
2. Click Explorer from the TweakUI window.
3. Under settings which be displayed by the right hand side, check the “Show Encrypt” box.
How to encrypt files on Windows XP Home Edition
1. Right click on the file or folder you want to encrypt and select properties.
2. Click Sharing tab and check the “Make this folder private” box.
3. Click apply and OK.
Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8 users
Unfortunately, Windows vista, Windows 7 and windows 8 do not provide features for you to password protect your files except with the aid of third-party applications. But you can still encrypt your files with the steps below.
1. Right click on the file or folder and select properties.
2. Click the Advanced option.
3. Check “Encrypt contents to secure data ” option.
4. Click Apply and OK.
Note
• If the “Encrypt contents to secure data” option is not shown on your computer, it means you are using an Home Edition version of Windows which does not support this feature.
• Your hard drive need to be NTFS formatted as this is a minimum requirement for the encryption process.
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How to encrypt files on Windows XP Professional
1. Right click the file or folder you want to encrypt.
2. Click the Advanced option.
3. Check “Encrypt contents to secure data ” option.
4. Click Apply and OK.
Now the content you want to secure will be grayed out.
To reveal the content back, follow the below steps.
1. Open TweakUI.
2. Click Explorer from the TweakUI window.
3. Under settings which be displayed by the right hand side, check the “Show Encrypt” box.
How to encrypt files on Windows XP Home Edition
1. Right click on the file or folder you want to encrypt and select properties.
2. Click Sharing tab and check the “Make this folder private” box.
3. Click apply and OK.
Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8 users
Unfortunately, Windows vista, Windows 7 and windows 8 do not provide features for you to password protect your files except with the aid of third-party applications. But you can still encrypt your files with the steps below.
1. Right click on the file or folder and select properties.
2. Click the Advanced option.
3. Check “Encrypt contents to secure data ” option.
4. Click Apply and OK.
Note
• If the “Encrypt contents to secure data” option is not shown on your computer, it means you are using an Home Edition version of Windows which does not support this feature.
• Your hard drive need to be NTFS formatted as this is a minimum requirement for the encryption process.
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