[SOLVED] Easy way to add password access to a folder

[henrickbyen]

What's the good solution to this problem? I did some researching but the suggestions are not working properly on latest Windows 10. I want to protect one of my private folders with password.

 

[wpgwpg]

From File Explorer right-click the folder, click Properties, then click Security. From there select the options you want.

 

[Alabalcho]

Protect from whom? Are you sharing your computer with someone else using same user name / password? That's bad habit...

In the above scenario - zip your private folders, set a password, and delete originals. Otherwise, just don't give that other user account access to them (which is default Windows behavior).

 

[bearoquoroanderson]

I only do this for important folders on my computer --- Add a password to protect it,enter the password every access.
https://www.tunesbro.com/add-password-to-folder.html

 

[henrickbyen]

Protect from whom? Are you sharing your computer with someone else using same user name / password? That's bad habit...

In the above scenario - zip your private folders, set a password, and delete originals. Otherwise, just don't give that other user account access to them (which is default Windows behavior).

it is the office computer. i just want to protect my private folders.

 

[Alabalcho]

it is the office computer. i just want to protect my private folders.

The only way to make sure they're protected from everyone (including the person managing your office) is to put them into encrypted ZIP file, and extract them when needed. OTOH - if you work in an environment where you think your private data is not private, your data does not belong to that computer.

 

[USAFRet]

it is the office computer. i just want to protect my private folders.

Office computer. Meaning Not Your Computer.
In any semi-competant office, the admins will have access to that.

You shouldn't be storing anything on that system you do not want others to have access to. It is not your hardware.