How to Make Files Write Protected & Delete Proof?
Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010
by Mark Neil
Data security, privacy, software development
Here I come again with another interesting topic related to data security. As you all know very well how important it is to secure your private and confidential data from unauthorized access and hackers, I have also discussed this issue in my first article "How to Secure Your Confidential Data" and shared some useful tips and applications that can protect your valuable data.
Let me explain; suppose you have some important documents that you want to protect in such a way that other can access those documents but still can't delete or modify it. This is the most common scenario that many professionals face every day. The solution would be software that lets you protect your files and folders from getting deleted or modified yet allows you to access protected data.
Now, the question is how to find such a unique software, because most locking and encryption software and applications lock your data and protect it from unauthorized access but that data cannot be accessed without unprotecting it before, and once you unprotect your data in order to access it or use it, any other user who has access to your computer can very easily delete your files. In this case, you need a special application that can protect ‘Data in Use'. I'll explain this term in my next article.
Folder Protect is a unique program available in the market that offers ‘Data in Use' protection and allows you to choose what level of security you want for your files and folders. With Folder Protect, you can protect your data the way you always wanted. For instance, you can prevent deletion and modification of your data, can also hide it and even can block access to it.
Folder Protect offers four different levels of security labeled as ‘No Access', ‘No Visible', ‘No Write' and ‘No Delete'; and lets you protect your files, folders, drives, installed program and even system wide extensions. With Folder Protect installed on your computer, you can choose between making your files inaccessible, hidden, delete-proof and write-protected. It is unique because your protected data remain accessible yet protected, so that you can easily give access to others without fear of losing your data.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)Looks like some good and much needed suggestions here - does it work if your computer crashes? Mine did last April and even my neighbors who worked for IBM for years couldn't retrieve anything from it! I had some back-ups which helped. Marijo
Thanks Marijo, Just to make it clear if you have saved your data in C drive and your system crashes then there is very little chances of data recovery. But if you are able to boot your system in Safe Mode then you will be able to protect and unprotect your data using Folder Protect because its protection works in Safe Mode. This is the best point I like most about this application as no other locking software offers protection in safe Mode
Hi Mark. I know nothing about this and I am glad I read your well-written article. Thanks for sharing this valuable information and thank you for writing this. Best to you and yours. ~Nenita~Thanks Nenita for your reading and comment.Mark
Thanks for the article. The information is very valuable in this day and age. We usually just load up the Norton or what ever and hope for the best.Thank you Jack for your contribution. Yes, usually we solely rely on antivirus program to protect our data, but this is just not enough particularly if you want ultimate protection. Antivirus programs can only protect your system from virus and spyware attacks but the hackers can still get into your files and even your neighbor or room-mate can easily access your files if they have access to your computer, so one should always use a good file and folder locking software.
Good information- Thank You
Aren't many of these same features easily accessed in Microsoft Windows' file management and file view options in Windows Explorer?
Yes you can access these features through Windows Explorer but it won't provide you any security. Anyone who has access to your computer can easily remove these features but if you use good software like Folder Protect to hide, write protect, make your files delete proof and inaccessible, no one can break this protection.
This is an issue our office is facing now. We are solving it with a shared, networked folder, but this might be a more appropriate solution since it restricts (when wanted) the ability to edit a file or folder.Thanks Susan, Yes certainly using Folder Protect will be the appropriate way in your scenario as you can set access permission for particular file or folder and can choose what type of security you want.
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