How to lock a folder?

Hello,
I looking to lock a certain folder on my hard drive so that nobody other than myself can get into it. Is there a way that I can do this? Thanks in advance for your help.
Steve

Stephen,
You could place the folder inside an Encrypted Disk Image which requires a password to open or become available (to "mount").
You move files to or from an encrypted disk image as easily as you can from a non-encrypted disk image.
In addition, there is a third party software package called "Apimac Secret Folder for Mac"
;~)

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