How To Lock A Folder On Mac OS X

Do you want to lock and password protect your important folders in Windows 7? If you are an administrator and have multiple accounts set up in Windows 7, then you can block few important folders so that they can lock folder not be accessed by other users. Every time the blocked folder will be accessed, it will ask for administrator password. Therefore the folder will be locked permanently unless you don't remove the lock yourself.

Now, let's talk about the protection methods. There are three protection methods. You can lock folders or drives - this is the fastest way of securing data, but it provides the weakest protection. You can also scramble the protected content, where you get a medium data protection level. Finally, you can encrypt the data, by using a 256 bit Blowfish algorithm and your data will be secured against any intrusions. However, this method takes longer than the other two mentioned before.

Cryptographic algorithms used today have a certain connection to the old Enigma Machine, but of course they're totally code-based, with no steampunk buttons or wheels. Unless you have the password, there's no way to decrypt an encrypted document. No, you can't just try every possible password, not unless you're willing to wait for the heat death of the universe.

After graduating from Bard College a B.A. in Literature, Henry T. Casey worked in publishing and product development at Rizzoli and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, respectively. Henry joined Tom's Guide and LAPTOP having written for The Content Strategist, Tech Radar and Patek Philippe International Magazine. He divides his free time between going to live concerts, listening to too many podcasts, and mastering his cold brew coffee process. Content rules everything around him.

Folder Lock packs a ton of useful encryption-related features into a bright and cheerful package that's easy to navigate. While not as technically deep, it actually offers more encryption options than InterCrypto Advanced Encryption Package, which suffers from an awkward, dated interface. Its interface is modern, like that of AxCrypt, but its range of encryption styles is greater than AxCrypt's.