Comments on: Password Protect a Folder on the Mac http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/ Software Engineering, Social Technology, Product Design Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:07:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: job ballard http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 job ballard Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:07:12 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1369 awesome, this has made my day. This is great. awesome, this has made my day. This is great.

]]> By: Chris http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Chris Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1361 Great tip, works like a charm. Many thanks. Great tip, works like a charm. Many thanks.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Daniel Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:03:03 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1334 WOW! This is awesome and I don't understand why you guys are having so many troubles. Just make sure you uncheck the "Remember Password In My Keychain" option otherwise your computer will remember the password and defeat the purpose of protecting your folder. GREAT INFO! WOW! This is awesome and I don’t understand why you guys are having so many troubles. Just make sure you uncheck the “Remember Password In My Keychain” option otherwise your computer will remember the password and defeat the purpose of protecting your folder. GREAT INFO!

]]> By: Angie http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Angie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1329 When I went through the steps and tried to open the folder a password dialogue box did not pop up. It let me just open up the folder When I went through the steps and tried to open the folder a password dialogue box did not pop up. It let me just open up the folder

]]> By: asdf http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 asdf Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:34:21 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1326 It didn't work for me. The next time I tried to open it, it just opened and didn't stop me or anything. It didn’t work for me.
The next time I tried to open it, it just opened and didn’t stop me or anything.

]]> By: Manyard http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Manyard Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:22:04 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1323 This does not work for me at all. i did it as a trial on a folder i didnt really need on the desktop to see if it worked and i can still just double click the folder on the desktop and it allows me to still see everything in the folder and not ask for a password. plus when i search for it it still appears and being able to opened to anyone that came onto my computer. isnt there a simpler more basic way to actually protect folders without the hassle of deleting things etc This does not work for me at all. i did it as a trial on a folder i didnt really need on the desktop to see if it worked and i can still just double click the folder on the desktop and it allows me to still see everything in the folder and not ask for a password.

plus when i search for it it still appears and being able to opened to anyone that came onto my computer. isnt there a simpler more basic way to actually protect folders without the hassle of deleting things etc

]]> By: ilikebananas http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 ilikebananas Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:48 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1322 I had a password protected DMG but now it just opens right up. Is there a way to put a password back on? I had a password protected DMG but now it just opens right up. Is there a way to put a password back on?

]]> By: Rob T. http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Rob T. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1314 mike wrote: "above that it says “disk type” which by default is set to “compressed”, simply go to that and select “read / write”". Yes, but then, when you are logged in, anyone can open the file. That's what happens with me, at any rate. After creating a disc image in the way described above, and setting it to "read/write", I don't even get a password prompt when I mount the image. It just mounts and opens. It would be nice to be able to encrypt a file and still be able to read and write to it. Unless anyone has any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong, I guess I am just going to have to wait until next year when I can finally upgrade to an Intel machine with Snow Leopard and use the file encryption processes that Apple finally decided to build into the system. *sighs* mike wrote: “above that it says “disk type” which by default is set to “compressed”, simply go to that and select “read / write””.

Yes, but then, when you are logged in, anyone can open the file. That’s what happens with me, at any rate. After creating a disc image in the way described above, and setting it to “read/write”, I don’t even get a password prompt when I mount the image. It just mounts and opens.

It would be nice to be able to encrypt a file and still be able to read and write to it. Unless anyone has any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong, I guess I am just going to have to wait until next year when I can finally upgrade to an Intel machine with Snow Leopard and use the file encryption processes that Apple finally decided to build into the system. *sighs*

]]> By: Russell Gibson http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Russell Gibson Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:13:22 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1311 This does not work on my mac (Leopard). A file is created with .dmg. won't open at all if read/write used and opens without need for password if compressed used. This does not work on my mac (Leopard). A file is created with .dmg. won’t open at all if read/write used and opens without need for password if compressed used.

]]> By: c32077 http://www.eakes.org/66/password-protect-a-folder-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 c32077 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:53:01 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=66#comment-1310 I want to send a password protected folder to a PC user. Possible? I want to send a password protected folder to a PC user. Possible?

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