[X4U] Protecting Folders

revDAVE coolcat at hostalive.com
Tue Jul 5 08:48:55 PDT 2005


On 7/4/05 7:16 AM, "Thomas Bulat" <tombulat at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi RevDave
> You could make an encrypted disk image "disk" for your data which you
> want to keep encrypted - like file vault.

Sounds cool .. How do I make an encrypted disk image? What program can do
this?

> You simply mount the disk to
> use it (at which time you will use a password). Make aliases for all
> your data and put it in your home folder in the same places as your
> original data.
> 
> I keep all my data in a number of these disk images. If my computer
> breaks and I have to send it in for service, I don't have to worry about
> prying eyes. Also, a great way to backup and keep organized and at the
> same time keep your data safe.
> 
> You treat them like hard drives, so it's a good idead to run disk
> utility on them to check for integrity, from time to time.
> 
> So long for now, TOM


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