On 7/19/2018 6:40 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Jo-Anne
writes:
On 7/18/2018 8:39 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:
On 7/18/2018 5:23 PM, 0 On 18/07/2018 21:43, Jo-Anne wrote:
I've Googled password-protecting files and folders; and according to
what I've read, one needs third-party software to do this in W7; or
one can encrypt the files/folders instead.

Any suggestions for third-party software?


7-zip


7_zip is free and easy to use and can be run in a batch.


Thank you. I assume you mean that I can password-protect the zipped
files?

Yes, and that might be a good compromise. I think even the built-in .zip
handler can handle passwords, though I'm not sure about that. How robust
the protection available is is arguable, but as you've conceded nothing
is bulletproof; if all you want is that when thief/hacker tries to
access a file s/he is prompted for a password, this would be a good
first step (perhaps along with not using obvious filenames). Note that
(I think) you can see the _names_ of the files inside a
password-protected .zip file just by looking at it - you only need the
password to actually extract them. Play with it a bit to see if it'd
suit you (and read up on whether the ease of cracking it would suit your
needs).
https://www.7-zip.org/
There is an encrypt file names option
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Zaidy036