It is not uncommon for us to share a computer with work colleagues, friends and family. With the right to privacy, we want to restrict access to some files and folders.
Instructions
Step 1
The first option, which is guaranteed to block access to your personal information, is ideal for you if you have computer administrator rights. In other words, if this is your home computer. Go to the "Control Panel" and in the "User Accounts" section, create several accounts for everyone who uses the computer, and set a password in your account settings. In this case, when the computer boots up, a list of accounts will appear, and without entering a password, no one will be able to get to your personal folders on the desktop and in the “My Documents” folder.
Step 2
The situation is more complicated if the computer is working and you cannot create new accounts. In addition, the system administrator can sometimes bypass the passwords you set. But there is also a way out in this case. You can set a password directly to the folders you need. The easiest way to do this is to use any archiver. After selecting the necessary folders, pack them into an archive, not forgetting to specify the password. This can be done as follows:
Select one or more folders (or files), right-click on the selected one, and then the item "Add to archive". In the window that appears, select the location on the disk where the archive should be placed, the name of the archive and find the button "Set password" or "Encrypt files" (depending on the archiver). After the archive is formed, access to your folders will be closed from outsiders.
