Is it possible to lock individual folders in snow leopard?

can we lock each folder and set different passwords to them in snow leopard? - i have been searching the system and still cant seem to get it to work - there is an option for "lock" in the get info section, but when i hit the action preference on the bottom i get the " Are you sure you want to apply the selected owner, group, and permissions to all the enclosed items? - you cannot undo this action" message - dont seem right - anyone know any other way?

Exactly - i was looking for a simple fix , i thought with the new snow leopard, something as useful as privatizing folders at will would have been added from the file menu or something , guess not - its simple enough to create a blank disc image of the folder with disc utility - but thats not always reliable in my experience -i keep over estimating apple's abilities to give the public useful tools instead of what they think we want... if i want to watch a movie, well there are 3 different ways to do that and all right in front of me but a one click fix in keeping important information private in the event that i forget to log out at the office, well thats gonna take a bit more knowledge - ironic , any other shortcuts out there - i wonder

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