I had sent this just to John; I'm forwarding to the list.
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: special program.. Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 05:43:35 -0700 From: Joseph C. Lininger <[email protected]> To: John Czarnecki <[email protected]> As far as file protection, no special program is needed. Simply set the read-only attribute on all files on the drive, or else use access control lists to only allow reading from the drive. I use the access control list trick myself to protect all of my books, movies, music, etc. so that I don't accidentally delete or modify them. That works for any data that is unlikely to change often. If your drive is formatted as FAT or related, then the read-only attribute is the only option you have. As for preventing of formatting, I really don't know of any options there. If you have your system set up properly from a security standpoint and you do all of your normal day-to-day work as a user without admin rights, then you can't accidentally format the drive because the system won't allow it. Otherwise, you'll get a confirmation prompt if you try it so you shouldn't be able to accidentally format. If you're trying to protect against malicious erasing of your data, then these solutions won't work for you. If that's what you're trying to prevent, then what you really need to do is have a second (or maybe even a third) copy of the data you need to protect. I recommend storing it in such a way that a malicious user can't simply blow it away along with your original copy. Joe If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
