- Apr 19, 2018
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So, let's say I have a few folders on my pc with pictures and other personal stuff, or maybe something really important work-related that I wouldn't want any program whatsoever to be able to read, for privacy reasons, other than acronis for the daily backups or a specific program that I might use with those files, like a word editor for docs or an image editor for pictures.
What would be the best program to use for this purpose?
I know of a few that can do that - the in-built controlled folder access, which seems to let different apps access the protected folders randomly, this is part of the description from the security center: "Most of your apps will be allowed by Controlled folder access without adding them here (in the exclusions). Apps determined by Microsoft as friendly are always allowed." So this one doesn't really give me much hope.
The 2nd one is Secure Folders that has not been updated from years and is no longer being developed, but can still be downloaded from a few sources. I'm not sure exactly how effective is and whether or not it can be bypassed.
The third one I know is NVT's File System Protector, again no idea how good it is, I'm sure they can all do the job to a basic level, but I'm interested in the details. Has anyone used these programs before and/or has any experiences with them?
What would be the best program to use for this purpose?
I know of a few that can do that - the in-built controlled folder access, which seems to let different apps access the protected folders randomly, this is part of the description from the security center: "Most of your apps will be allowed by Controlled folder access without adding them here (in the exclusions). Apps determined by Microsoft as friendly are always allowed." So this one doesn't really give me much hope.
The 2nd one is Secure Folders that has not been updated from years and is no longer being developed, but can still be downloaded from a few sources. I'm not sure exactly how effective is and whether or not it can be bypassed.
The third one I know is NVT's File System Protector, again no idea how good it is, I'm sure they can all do the job to a basic level, but I'm interested in the details. Has anyone used these programs before and/or has any experiences with them?