Hi everyone, today in this tutorial we are going to see how we can password protect and secure data in our files and folders using an official utility from Microsoft the Microsoft Private Folder 1.0

Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 is a handy tool to protect your private data by keeping your files and folders by keeping them inside a folder and password protecting it in case you share your PC or account with other people.

You can grab this cool utility from the Softpedia

Here is a excerpt from Softpedia

” With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called My Private Folder in your account to save your personal files.

The following hardware and software are required to run Microsoft Private Folder:
· Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Edition and Media Center Edition with SP2
· Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Microsoft Private Folder is not intended to provide security against hackers. It is a utility that limits access to selected files by other people that you trust and share your computer with, such as at home with your family. Microsoft will not be responsible for any damage directly or indirectly caused from using this utility. To secure your data more reliably in Windows XP, we recommend never sharing your account with others, adding EFS protection to private files, and backing up important data. ”

Below is a simple step by step pictured tutorial on how to using Microsoft Private Folder

Double Click on the My Private Folder folder on the desktop

On the window that appears, click next

Set the password that you want and click next

That’s it. Click on the finish button and you are done

To Access Your Folder

Double Click on the My Private Folder folder on the desktop

Enter the correct password that you had set

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