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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1577742" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Recently I received an email advertising an app to secure and encrypt files and folders on my MacBook now available on the App Store. I had a look at the reviews and they were awful (mind you that doesn't always mean anything). It initiated a conversation with a friend of mine who asked why not just create a .dmg file with Disk Utility, encrypt it so that it requires a password to open and don't save the password in KeyChain. You can specify the size you want, give it an innocent name and put it anywhere, even on your desktop.</p><p>I tried this and it works perfectly. When you unmount/eject it the contents cannot be found by the Finder or Spotlight. </p><p>I just drag my sensitive data into the open window of the dmg and trash the originals.</p><p>Has anyone else tried this?<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Smirk.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Smirk:" title="Smirk :Smirk:" data-shortname=":Smirk:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1577742, member: 204485"] Recently I received an email advertising an app to secure and encrypt files and folders on my MacBook now available on the App Store. I had a look at the reviews and they were awful (mind you that doesn't always mean anything). It initiated a conversation with a friend of mine who asked why not just create a .dmg file with Disk Utility, encrypt it so that it requires a password to open and don't save the password in KeyChain. You can specify the size you want, give it an innocent name and put it anywhere, even on your desktop. I tried this and it works perfectly. When you unmount/eject it the contents cannot be found by the Finder or Spotlight. I just drag my sensitive data into the open window of the dmg and trash the originals. Has anyone else tried this?:Smirk: [/QUOTE]
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