I would like to password-protect a folder on my USB flash drive, so when someone tries to open the folder, they are prompted to enter a password. I have a Mac, but also need to use the flash drive with a PC running Windows XP, which I am not able to install software to. If possible, I would like to avoid having to install any software to my computer, or the flash drive.
It doesn’t have to be very secure, or fancy, I just want a password on the folder to protect my files to some degree.
Best Answer
A password protected zip folder, but these are quite easy to find the password for if you know what you're doing. The difference in OS and software install limitation means you can't use encrypted disks or more secure compressed files such as RAR or 7-Zip which are almost impossible to find the password using various tools...
You can't password protect a folder because a folder is, in a way, a logical file grouping... It's kind of imaginary, I'm not describing it very well!