Comments on: Password Protect a Folder on the Mac

By: meakes

meakes — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:13:27 +0000

Well, since you just said it, it does not go without saying. But seriously, something could go wrong with your disk image. For example, the password could be forgotten or the disk image file could be corrupted. Don’t delete the original files unless you fully understand the risks.

By: Atchet

Atchet — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:54:37 +0000

And it goes without saying that the original folder can be erased?

By: jj

jj — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:11:56 +0000

This is great info thanks.
When I try to copy in more files I get a message that says there is not enough space to do so. Is there a way to increase the capacity of the disc image?

By: mike

mike — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:40:52 +0000

To answer that last persons question while creating the disk image from folder, where you select the encryption type.. above that it says “disk type” which by default is set to “compressed”, simply go to that and select “read / write”
tah dah

By: adam

adam — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:35:12 +0000

hi there
thanks for this tip. I used it to password protect a folder with numerous Word files. However, this approach doesn’t allow me to alter and save the files in the folder as they are now read-only. Is there a way to password protect using disk utilily without making the files themselves read – only?
thanks
adam

By: elasticgurl

elasticgurl — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:03:30 +0000

Can the network administrator get into the encrypted folder despite this?