Hiding folders and files?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:13 pm

Anybody use a program to hide your files & folders?
And if so, which one?
Right now I'm trying Universal Shield.

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:17 pm

hide?
how about checking the 'hidden' box

Post by **CaseDogg** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:18 pm

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:19 pm

But if you enable show hidden files and folders, then someone would see it.

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:21 pm

and if you disable universal shield, you would too

if someones smart enough to unhide it through the folder options, he (prolly she, hiding your porn) is smart enough to find another way

Post by **Denz** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:24 pm

Folder Lock

http://www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock/
This is pretty good, you lock your folder and it disappears.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:27 pm

Truecrypt - http://www.truecrypt.org/

It's free, and no ones getting in unless you give them the password. Basically it creates a virtual drive which is contined within a single file, you mount it with the TrueCrypt software, enter your password and can then read/write to it.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:28 pm

I think there was a program that you could install on your thumb drive.
If you had it plugged in, it unlocked files,etc. Once you pulled it out, it locked everything.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:29 pm

FragaGeddon wrote:I think there was a profram that you could install on your thumb drive.
If you had it plugged in, it unlocked files,etc. Once you pulled it out, it locked everything.

TrueCrypt also does that

http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2005/09/enc ... oplay.html

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:37 pm

That looks promising.
I think I'm going to pick up a new USB hub from Walmart or somewhere.
Saw it in Walmart but didn't buy it.
It's a 4 port USB hub that allows 2 computers to hook up to it.
Then there's a switch on top of each port that allows you to change from one PC to the other.

Post by **4days** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:37 pm

truecrypt :icon14:

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:42 pm

I've used something before that did encryption.
Tried it on a folder and then was looking for something else.
Unistalled the other program before uncrypting the data. Re-installed the program after I realized that I didn't unincrypt it. Put in the same password but wouldn't decrypty the files, so they were lost.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:55 pm

PhoeniX wrote:
FragaGeddon wrote:I think there was a profram that you could install on your thumb drive.
If you had it plugged in, it unlocked files,etc. Once you pulled it out, it locked everything.
TrueCrypt also does that

http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2005/09/enc ... oplay.html

I think that just enables you to encrypt files on your thumb drive.
I just had a quick read through it, but will read it fully when I get back from work.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:16 pm

4days wrote:truecrypt :icon14:

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:18 pm

It encrypts + basically hides them. Here, let me show you how my TrueCrypt file works (the thing I posted above automates the mounting process and just skips straight to the password).

1. Choose file to mount (mine is a single 1GB file in My Documents, unreadable by anyone as it is - it just looks like a 1GB file).

2. Enter the volume password.

3. If the right password was entered I can now browse it as any normal drive (I mounted it as drive T).

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:35 pm

PhoeniX wrote:
FragaGeddon wrote:I think there was a profram that you could install on your thumb drive.
If you had it plugged in, it unlocked files,etc. Once you pulled it out, it locked everything.
TrueCrypt also does that

http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2005/09/enc ... oplay.html

oh, nice find

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:17 pm

PhoeniX wrote:It encrypts + basically hides them. Here, let me show you how my TrueCrypt file works (the thing I posted above automates the mounting process and just skips straight to the password).

[img]http://i12.*******.com/2vcc68l.jpg[/img]

1. Choose file to mount (mine is a single 1GB file in My Documents, unreadable by anyone as it is - it just looks like a 1GB file).

2. Enter the volume password.

3. If the right password was entered I can now browse it as any normal drive (I mounted it as drive T).

what if someone uninstalls truecrypt - what happens to your 1GB of porn then?

Post by ek » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:46 am

lol someone still living with mommy and daddy, hiding porn?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:44 pm

I haven't lived at home since '91.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:45 pm

seremtan wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:It encrypts + basically hides them. Here, let me show you how my TrueCrypt file works (the thing I posted above automates the mounting process and just skips straight to the password).

[img]http://i12.*******.com/2vcc68l.jpg[/img]

1. Choose file to mount (mine is a single 1GB file in My Documents, unreadable by anyone as it is - it just looks like a 1GB file).

2. Enter the volume password.

3. If the right password was entered I can now browse it as any normal drive (I mounted it as drive T).
what if someone uninstalls truecrypt - what happens to your 1GB of porn then?

I think you'll have to enter a password before you can uninstall.