password protecting a folder on a hard drive

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I backed up some stuff from my computer on my brother's external hard drive because he had plenty of space and I do not, but I'd like to somehow separate my stuff from his so that it doesn't show up when you search for something and that I'm the only one to have access to it. Is there a way to password protect a folder? Or is there some other solution I'm not thinking of?
 
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The answer is to have your own personal hard drive. However, if you still wish to use your brother's drive, see the following blog concerning file and folder encryption for OS X: Link

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