The Windows operating system does not have the ability to set passwords on separate folders, since the main method of data protection is to create separate user accounts. However, third-party applications can be used to provide additional security measures.
Instructions
Step 1
Use the WinRar archiver application. After installing the program, right-click on the desired folder and select the "Add to RAR archive" option. Open the "Advanced" tab in the dialog box that appears and select the "Set password" option. Encrypt the archive and apply the changes. Now, to access the folder, you will first need to open the archive containing it and enter the password set for it.
Step 2
Choose one of the special third-party applications that are designed to set a password for the selected folder. For example, Folder Guard not only provides password protection, but also allows you to restrict access to changing the parameters of the Internet connection and sets a ban on downloading files. With PGPDisk you can generate two separate keys (open and private). The first one is for data encryption, and the second one allows you to open a folder with a passphrase. Also a popular application is Hide Folders, with which you can encrypt and hide selected folders, files and drives in every possible way, including the important My Documents folder.
Step 3
Restrict user access to certain folders if there are multiple accounts on the computer and you are an administrator. Right-click on the desired folder and click on "Sharing and Security" in the context menu. Enable the option "Stop sharing this folder", as a result of which other users will not be able to open it under their account. Also in the properties of the folder, you can set additional parameters on the "Access" tab and specify the operations that are allowed to be performed by other users. Use this protection method in conjunction with third-party applications for the most reliable data safety.
