can there be password protected folders?

[qwerty]

I've got a USB stick, and some files on there i dont want anyone to see (they are microsoft word documents).

 

Is there any way to like.. put a password onto the file or folder or put a password onto my usb at all? so it will not allow people to access the folder that these word documents are in? thanks

[5614]

.zip files have a password protection option

 

For MS Word there's a password option, when you get the save window (where you chose where to save & name etc.) top right there's a Tools drop down menu, select General Options for it, you'll see the password options near the bottom.

[Aronathas]

WinRAR, wonderful little thing. Better compression and you can password protect anything.

[5614]

Better compression

Only if you tell it to compress to highest compression level... I believe default (normal) is the same as WinZip.

 

Disad of a higher compression level is that it's slower, but obv. the end output is a smaller file.

[RyanJ]

Just a little note here:

 

If you really want to make your files safe look into something called [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PGP[/acr] as and lets put this as nicley as possible the WinRAR, Winzip and just about any other encriptions are crap

 

I really reccomend [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PGP[/acr], there is no known way to forcably break it (Not unless you have a few times the curent age of the universe anyway...)

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

 

Edit: Changed [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PPG[/acr] too [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PGP[/acr] because not everyone knows that [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PPG[/acr] is the same as [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PGP[/acr]

[5614]

Is PPG some form of PGP ?

[RyanJ]

Is PPG some form of PGP ?

 

Its one and the same, PPG is what its sometimes called (Don't ask my why though )

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

[qwerty]

where can i get a copy of pgp without paying? also, if i take hte usb stick to another computer will it still be password protected there? or will that comptuer need to have it installed? thanks guys /girls

[RyanJ]

This is the free version of [acr=Pretty Good Privacy]PGP[/acr]. I think it comes with a file that can execute it as needed (Portable) but I'm not shure as I've never had to use it like that

 

If not then it will need to be installed on all computers that need to oepn the file(s).

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

[1veedo]

pgp is open source. I'm assuming you're running Windows in which case there are probably binary executables (exes?). Check out

 

http://www.vanheusden.com/pgp.php