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    using old ipod as external drive

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by stealthsniper96, Jul 17, 2008.

  1. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Hey. I've got my old ipod mini and I set it for disk use so it can be used as an external drive, but how can I put a password on it or on a folder on it? I have hidefolders but you have to pay for it to be able to put password on stuff.
     
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    you could put a password protected .dmg on it, that may be the best solution, as I don't know of a particular way to universally password protect a volume, and you don't want to use software to do it because then it won't be accessible across multiple machines.
     
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    i find this tutorial on google

     
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    i am not really sure why this has never been integrated into the OS, I wonder if it just has to do with how directories are created or dealt with? or maybe they have just always thought it would lead to more trouble then good. it may have something to do with the files or folders travelling from one OS to another, but that is a strange reason to not make it an option.

    it would be simple enough to just require an Admin password to even be able to password protect a file or folder however.

    very strange indeed, but the .dmg option is a good one as even if the file is somehow able to be copied, it should still be protected no matter what, no matter what type of system tries to open it. not to mention it just seems like a more protected and professional method.

    JUST MAKE SURE TO set Read/Write privelages if you want to be able to add/remove/change content on it, instead of leaving it on the default Compressed option. although it will be significantly larger this way.

    the only problem with this method is that I believe the .dmg can be deleted without any password required, I may be wrong though.
     
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