If you do not want to share personal information with other users of your personal computer, you must lock certain files or partitions on your hard drive. This can be done manually, without using special programs. You can open access to the file to a limited number of users or close it from everyone.
Necessary
A computer with the Windows operating system installed on it
Instructions
Step 1
Select the required file, access to which you are going to block, right-click on it.
Step 2
Select "Properties" from the menu that opens.
Step 3
Go to the Security tab. Here you can see a list of users who have access to the file. By default, all users have access.
Step 4
Click the "Change" button.
Step 5
Delete the "All" item.
Step 6
Select "Add" from the menu and make a list of users to whom you want to share the file. Be sure to check the boxes below when listing users.
Step 7
Click OK and wait while the file security settings are changed and saved.
