I have an external Seagate hard drive. I have two folders in it. Encrypted and UnEncrypted. I was a easy solution to password protect the "Encrypted" folder.
Is there any inbuilt windows feature to do that? Please suggest if any third party software needed.
Windows – Encrypt specific folder in exernal harddrive
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Best Answer
Builtin Windows Feature Encypted File System (EFS) allows you to encrypt single folders/files on NTFS formatted drives.
The following Windows OS'es support EFS:
If you want to decrypt the files on a remote machine. You must export the EFS private key from the first machine using certmgr.msc and import it to the second machine. Only then you will be able to decrypt files.
To encrypt files/folder using EFS follow these steps:
Then, click Advanced… button to open the Advanced Attributes window.
Tick the option Encrypt contents to secure data, and hit OK.
Your encryption certificate will be created automatically the first time you turned on the encryption on your folder/file. It’s recommended that you immediately back it up right after with a strong password. Both Windows 7 and 8 has made it very easy to do with an easy-to-follow wizard.
Type “Encryption Certificates” in the search box from Start menu to open Manage File Encryption Certificates wizard.
Follow the wizard to pick up the right certificate and back it up