Originally posted on May 19, 2010 @ 12:14 am
Now if you have a collection of Hello Kitty pictures you still don’t want to let go of, but you really don’t want the world to know that you hold on to his pictures, there’s a nice way to keep your top-secret files away from prying eyes.
Of course there’s the encrypted, high-security way, that will even give the FBI headaches if they ever get their hands on your computer. That would be using TrueCrypt, and — oh dear lord I hope you’re not reading this article to hide something from the Feds.
Anyway, I don’t think a Hello Kitty picture collection doesn’t exactly require encryption and a hidden partition. A hidden password-protected folder would probably do.
And as far as password protection goes, I think the free Windows utility PenyuLocker is good enough to hide those embarrassing photos you don’t want anyone else peeking in your computer to see. It camouflages the folder as a Recycling Bin icon, and guess what, it also works as a functional Recycling Bin!
From Lifehacker:
Point PenyuLocker at a folder and lock it, it swaps the folder’s icon with the icon of the Recycling Bin and anyone who clicks on the folder is taken to the Recycling Bin for that drive. Placing the folder on the desktop and labeling it “Recycling Bin” would seem to be an ideal spot to camouflage it. Run the application again, enter the password you assigned to the folder, and reverse the process to access your files.
So it’s not exactly Federal-level protection for your files, but if you don’t think it’s worth the hassle, PenyuLocker might do.