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Hi all, im just wondering whether there is a way to password protect certain documents, ie IMOVIE docs..
Because im tryin to make the missus a surprise vid, nd shes always on me mac so is there ne way i could protect it so she cant c it?
Thanks all in advance
 
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instead of password protecting it can't you hide it?
 
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If you use separate user accounts she can't see it anyway.
 
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Any other ways??

we dont have separate user accounts... Nd no way 2 hide it she will find it lol
 
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To make a hidden Folder that can not be seen do the following:

Make a new folder somewhere easy for you to remember... To do this:
1) Open the finder window go into the "Home" Folder (we'll place it there).
2) Right click on an empty part of the finder Window.. select "New Folder".
3) Name the folder.. Let's use "p0rn"... Just for fun
4) Now go into the Terminal and type (best to copy/paste) the following:

mv ~/p0rn ~/.p0rn

Press enter after pasting the command
Note the "." in front of the second folder name

5) The folder and any/all of the contents within it are HIDDEN.
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Now that the the folder is hidden the easiest way to get back into the contents it open the the Finder window go the the "HOME" folder (see.. No "p0rn" folder)... Now press APPLE+SHIFT+G
A Window will roll out of the top of the finder window that Says: "Go To Folder:" Type the following (don't forget the ".") .p0rn
press ENTER

Viola... you are in your "hidden" folder, and can now access your... um... stuff.

NOTE: Anyone with a little terminal savvy can use the terminal to find hidden files, so it's not exactly secure... though you could drop an encrypted .DMG image in the hidden folder that requires a password... THAT would be hidden, and secure if found.

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to show the Hidden files using the terminal type (better yet.. copy/paste) the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES;killall Finder


Then to HIDE the "Hidden Files" Type (again, might want to just copy/paste) the following in the Terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles;killall Finder

You can also use the Onyx Parameters to "Show Hidden Files"

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You can use the built-in DISK UTILITY, and make the folder a Password protected Disk Image.


Disc Utility>>>File>>>>New>>>>Disk Image from Folder>>> Find the folder you want to "lock", you'll need to choose the "128" encryption then enter the Password you want to use.

This turns the folder into a .dmg... In order to open it, you/they will need the password.
 
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JackTheMac said:
would spotlight find the folder?
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Nope. But terminal certainly would if you know the commands to use.

If it is VERY "confidential" just put a .dmg inside the hidden folder.

Or... break away from the p0rn addiction.
 
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RIDE said:
To make a hidden Folder that can not be seen do the following:

Make a new folder somewhere easy for you to remember... To do this:
1) Open the finder window go into the "Home" Folder (we'll place it there).
2) Right click on an empty part of the finder Window.. select "New Folder".
3) Name the folder.. Let's use "p0rn"... Just for fun
4) Now go into the Terminal and type (best to copy/paste) the following:

mv ~/p0rn ~/.p0rn

Press enter after pasting the command
Note the "." in front of the second folder name

5) The folder and any/all of the contents within it are HIDDEN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now that the the folder is hidden the easiest way to get back into the contents it open the the Finder window go the the "HOME" folder (see.. No "p0rn" folder)... Now press APPLE+SHIFT+G
A Window will roll out of the top of the finder window that Says: "Go To Folder:" Type the following (don't forget the ".") .p0rn
press ENTER

Viola... you are in your "hidden" folder, and can now access your... um... stuff.

NOTE: Anyone with a little terminal savvy can use the terminal to find hidden files, so it's not exactly secure... though you could drop an encrypted .DMG image in the hidden folder that requires a password... THAT would be hidden, and secure if found.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

to show the Hidden files using the terminal type (better yet.. copy/paste) the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES;killall Finder


Then to HIDE the "Hidden Files" Type (again, might want to just copy/paste) the following in the Terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles;killall Finder

You can also use the Onyx Parameters to "Show Hidden Files"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You can use the built-in DISK UTILITY, and make the folder a Password protected Disk Image.


Disc Utility>>>File>>>>New>>>>Disk Image from Folder>>> Find the folder you want to "lock", you'll need to choose the "128" encryption then enter the Password you want to use.

This turns the folder into a .dmg... In order to open it, you/they will need the password.
Click to expand...

Wow, u know quite alot!! quite used to hiding porn are you?
 
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Originally Posted by RIDE
To make a hidden Folder that can not be seen do the following:

Make a new folder somewhere easy for you to remember... To do this:
1) Open the finder window go into the "Home" Folder (we'll place it there).
2) Right click on an empty part of the finder Window.. select "New Folder".
3) Name the folder.. Let's use "p0rn"... Just for fun
4) Now go into the Terminal and type (best to copy/paste) the following:

mv ~/p0rn ~/.p0rn

Press enter after pasting the command
Note the "." in front of the second folder name

5) The folder and any/all of the contents within it are HIDDEN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now that the the folder is hidden the easiest way to get back into the contents it open the the Finder window go the the "HOME" folder (see.. No "p0rn" folder)... Now press APPLE+SHIFT+G
A Window will roll out of the top of the finder window that Says: "Go To Folder:" Type the following (don't forget the ".") .p0rn
press ENTER

Viola... you are in your "hidden" folder, and can now access your... um... stuff.

NOTE: Anyone with a little terminal savvy can use the terminal to find hidden files, so it's not exactly secure... though you could drop an encrypted .DMG image in the hidden folder that requires a password... THAT would be hidden, and secure if found.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

to show the Hidden files using the terminal type (better yet.. copy/paste) the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES;killall Finder


Then to HIDE the "Hidden Files" Type (again, might want to just copy/paste) the following in the Terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles;killall Finder

You can also use the Onyx Parameters to "Show Hidden Files"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You can use the built-in DISK UTILITY, and make the folder a Password protected Disk Image.


Disc Utility>>>File>>>>New>>>>Disk Image from Folder>>> Find the folder you want to "lock", you'll need to choose the "128" encryption then enter the Password you want to use.

This turns the folder into a .dmg... In order to open it, you/they will need the password.

Wow, u know quite alot!! quite used to hiding porn are you?
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lol i was thinking the same
 
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ajlwoody said:
Wow, u know quite alot!! quite used to hiding porn are you?
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Actually.. no... not a drop of p0rn on my computers... literally, not a drop... it's just not my thing. I also have no self-made hidden folders either. But, I do know some unix commands to do these things, so I just thought I'd share.
 
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RIDE said:
Nope. But terminal certainly would if you know the commands to use.

If it is VERY "confidential" just but a .dmg inside the hidden folder.

Or... break away from the p0rn addiction.
Click to expand...

hahaha
 
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Or go into the Applications folder, right-click on an app, choose Show Folder Contents, and hide the file in there. I don't have access to a Mac running OS X, so I don't know whether Spotlight would find it.

But who, especially if the person doesn't know Macs all that well, expects a file to be in an application icon? And if she doesn't know of the file's existence, she wouldn't search for it, anyway.
 
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Brown Study said:
Or go into the Applications folder, right-click on an app, choose Show Folder Contents, and hide the file in there. I don't have access to a Mac running OS X, so I don't know whether Spotlight would find it.

But who, especially if the person doesn't know Macs all that well, expects a file to be in an application icon? And if she doesn't know of the file's existence, she wouldn't search for it, anyway.
Click to expand...

Spotlight does not show the folder within the App contents... I checked.
 
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You can buy Exces, which is a GUI for the command line creation of password protected .DMGs. I think its $15
 
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Stretch said:
You can buy Exces, which is a GUI for the command line creation of password protected .DMGs. I think its $15
Click to expand...
Disk utility already has a GUI for creating password protected DMGs, why spend 15$?
 
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I didn't, got it free from MacHeist, but it's another option.
 

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