[Broly]

I have a second hard drive installed in my PC. It is primarily used for storage of important , personal data. I would like to put a password on it to limit access. Can anybody out there tell me how?

Thanks

Broly

Broly

[Elvandil]

What kind of PC? What operating system? What version?

[TomBullock]

I would like to do something similar to that, but just protect a folder and not the whole hard drive.
And for the spec of my PC, the icon is above.

[Broly]

Hey. Its a a older pc that I built but still runs like a champ. XP, 512 Ram, 1- 40G Hdd and 1- 20 Gb hdd. I want to block access to the smaller hdd.

[Zeroday]

Yea, I can refer you to a small non-installing portable program with AES 128 encryption that you can lock a folder with a password.

Try Yadadisk Bin

Look it up on google for more information

Edit: however, if you are looking to encrypt the entire drive, I would recommend TrueCrypt.

[Elvandil]

If you have XP, you can restrict access either in policy or with security settings. With TweaUI for XP, you can also make the drive disappear from explorer (though that doesn't restrict access. Even though not visible, if someone puts F: or whatever letter it is in the address box, it will open up, so TweakUI is not enough by itself).

[Broly]

How do I go about getting this "TweaUI"? Where Do I download it? Is it free?

[Elvandil]

A search for TweakUI for XP yields:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/tweakuixp.html

[Broly]

Thanks so much. You've been a big help. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[Elvandil]

Originally Posted by Broly

Thanks so much. You've been a big help. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

You're welcome. I hope that's all you need.

You can mark your own threads "solved" using the Thread Tools above.

[Zeroday]

You forgot to mention, that if he wants to encrypt a file with a password then he can use what I suggested.

But, that is if that is what he is looking for.

[Elvandil]

Originally Posted by Zeroday

You forgot to mention, that if he wants to encrypt a file with a password then he can use what I suggested.

But, that is if that is what he is looking for.

Hey, I told him:

"Even though not visible, if someone puts F: or whatever letter it is in the address box, it will open up, so TweakUI is not enough by itself."

So if all he wanted to do was hide the drive, then that's up to him.

[Broly]

Maybe it would suit my purposes more if I just hid the drive. I've been thinking about the fact that all of my music files are stored on this drive and that blocking access to the drive may pose problems with WMP. It may be better if it was simply hidden.

[Elvandil]

Originally Posted by Broly

Maybe it would suit my purposes more if I just hid the drive. I've been thinking about the fact that all of my music files are stored on this drive and that blocking access to the drive may pose problems with WMP. It may be better if it was simply hidden.

Good thinking.