Can I Lock a Folder?

Hi, I have a Folder on my desktop with some Microsoft Word documents in it, I would like to lock the Folder with a pasword. I wondered if this can be done?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Glenn

Hi Glenn,
Another method for you to consider is creating a blank image that is password protected and store all your sensitive documents/folders within the image. You can achieve this with Disk Utility (in your Utilities folder). Do the following:
1. Fire up Disk Utility
2. From the menubar select File->New->Blank Disk Image...
3. A New Blank Image window will appear where you can enter a name for the image and select what size you want it to be.
4. Once you have entered a name and made your selections from the drop down menus click on the Create button.
5. After a couple of seconds a Authenticate window appears. This is where you enter a Password for accessing the image. Click OK.
6. The image is created and mounted on to your desktop.
That's it. Simply copy the files to the mounted image. Whenever you want to access those files simply double click the .dmg file; you will be asked to enter your password, the image will mount and you have access to your files.
One thing to remember. Never forget your password. If you do forget, you will not be able to access your files.
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