How to password protect a directory

[qwikstreet]

My Mac uses multiple account logins, but its mostly always logged into mine 99.99% of the time. There is a certain folder of "images and other media" files that I would like to keep the contents unsearchable by a finder and can't access without a password.

Is this possible?

[Giaguara]

If I remember right you can with some commands make them invisible. An other thing that could do is use a encrypting software. Either use GPG and sign and encrypt the files and the folders for your own key - or use e.g. Cypher (freeware, from versiontracker) - that encrypts all you want to be unreadable for the others.

[jeepster485]

if it's in your personal "user" folder then it cannot be accessed without your user password. When other user names are logged in and they try to access your user folder, it asks for your user password, otherwise they can't access the folder. If you're really worried about people accessing your folder, get an encryption program that encrypts the stuff. macupdate.com is a great site to find one, and I believe UNIX also has one built into it.....and I want a Jetta!

[symphonix]

One method is to store the files on an AES-128 encrypted disk image, created in the Disk Copy utility. You just make a password protected image and store it in your home folder. This will protect the files even from other administrators. It acts like an extra disk drive that needs a password to mount, and can be ejected when you want to lock it up.

Have a look at my post on this thread for details:

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthr...threadid=30251

[rpasterf]

If you go into the terminal and find where the folder is that you want to protect and use this command, you can hide the folder,

mv foldername .foldername

and to bring it back

mv .foldername foldername

It not a password but only you will know where the folder is to unhide it.

[chemistry_geek]