[HELP] Need some Knowledge

[xs1]

I know this has prolly been asked before, and alot too but i dont feel like searching around for hours for the anwser so hopefully someone will be able to help.

Heres the story.  My grandmother has this F#@&ing habbit of deleting ...err.. "cleaning"  S#!t off the computer she doesnt reconize. Well this is her puter but i have a folder in my documents with all my S#!t in it that i use ona  daily basis, just for my personal use, ya know ?

Well this folder has over 300 files and pics and whatnot in it that i realy cannot afford to lose with her bs " cleaning".

So my question is  is their a program that will password protect or even " lock " the folder so she cannot remove it ?  Hell, if she couldnt access it would be all the better.

Thanks guys.

~ Nick

[ROM-DOS]

right click folder and in Properties > Attributes > [check] Hidden

and make sure in Folder Options  ~  Hidden files arn't shown.

Grandma won't see it and you can just go back to Folder Options

and set it to view hidden file when you need to . .

remember to set it back when your done.

[xs1]

Hiding the folder would prohibit sharing them on p2p programs and id realy like to avoid that if possible.

Im not trying to hide the folder.. i just want it passworded or ' locked ' so she cannot fuck with it. Im not trying to store porn or something.

[ROM-DOS]

OK, right click folder > Properties > Sharing and [check]  Share this folder on the network then. ~ that should work even if it's hidden.

[dlewis23]

here you go .s1 http://www.winability.com/folderguard/

[ROM-DOS]

here's some free(?) ones at Download.com

[cak46]

If you are running xp on the machine you can encrypt the folder so she cannot access it.  From what I understand, even an administrator cannot access it.

Here is how to do it:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/encryptdata.mspx

Hope this helps!

[dlewis23]

here's some free(?) ones at Download.com

the problem with those is it encrypts the folders and files, that takes alot of time expically on a slow computer. they all don't allow you to just password the folder. the one i posted will just password it.

[brock01]

if you still looking for a program let me know

[xs1]

here you go .s1 http://www.winability.com/folderguard/

Beautiful. Thank Ya.