Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
Hi, I created the disc image. Now I'm wondering how I add files to it? I already have a file in documents I'd like to put in there - can anyone tell me how I get it into the disc image? Also what does mount and dismount mean in terms of how to access the file? On a related subject, I did try to learn something about the process by clicking the help button in one of the dialogs when I was creating the disc image. But after clicking help I seemed to be in a text field wanting me to type a topic/question in, whereas I fought I'd be in some context-sensitive help. Generally speaking, does context sensitive help come up when clicking help buttons in dialogs? If so, how do I get out of the edit box and into the help text? Thanks, Catherine On 4/30/13, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can't remember what the 2 fields are, but I would fill in both. 1 with the name of the dmg or bundle as it will call it, then the name with a more meaningful name. You can put a file or files in there after words. I have 1 for my journal, 1 for a set of jingles i used to use, and one for a set of passwords I keep. All of these have various limits. I even have an unprotected one for a flash drive I use for nls that is 7 gigs big, no more, no less. and i have it set to where the size is not pre-allocated. Good luck. On Apr 30, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
When you click the help button, it should come up with some HTML content that you can interact with and read.. Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I created the disc image. Now I'm wondering how I add files to it? I already have a file in documents I'd like to put in there - can anyone tell me how I get it into the disc image? Also what does mount and dismount mean in terms of how to access the file? On a related subject, I did try to learn something about the process by clicking the help button in one of the dialogs when I was creating the disc image. But after clicking help I seemed to be in a text field wanting me to type a topic/question in, whereas I fought I'd be in some context-sensitive help. Generally speaking, does context sensitive help come up when clicking help buttons in dialogs? If so, how do I get out of the edit box and into the help text? Thanks, Catherine On 4/30/13, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can't remember what the 2 fields are, but I would fill in both. 1 with the name of the dmg or bundle as it will call it, then the name with a more meaningful name. You can put a file or files in there after words. I have 1 for my journal, 1 for a set of jingles i used to use, and one for a set of passwords I keep. All of these have various limits. I even have an unprotected one for a flash drive I use for nls that is 7 gigs big, no more, no less. and i have it set to where the size is not pre-allocated. Good luck. On Apr 30, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
Actually just copy paste the files in there, or in my case cut and paste, but do not forget the password. I have it not remembered in my key chane as these files are very much private. On May 7, 2013, at 2:05 AM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: When you click the help button, it should come up with some HTML content that you can interact with and read.. Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I created the disc image. Now I'm wondering how I add files to it? I already have a file in documents I'd like to put in there - can anyone tell me how I get it into the disc image? Also what does mount and dismount mean in terms of how to access the file? On a related subject, I did try to learn something about the process by clicking the help button in one of the dialogs when I was creating the disc image. But after clicking help I seemed to be in a text field wanting me to type a topic/question in, whereas I fought I'd be in some context-sensitive help. Generally speaking, does context sensitive help come up when clicking help buttons in dialogs? If so, how do I get out of the edit box and into the help text? Thanks, Catherine On 4/30/13, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can't remember what the 2 fields are, but I would fill in both. 1 with the name of the dmg or bundle as it will call it, then the name with a more meaningful name. You can put a file or files in there after words. I have 1 for my journal, 1 for a set of jingles i used to use, and one for a set of passwords I keep. All of these have various limits. I even have an unprotected one for a flash drive I use for nls that is 7 gigs big, no more, no less. and i have it set to where the size is not pre-allocated. Good luck. On Apr 30, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
Oh okay, I was answering the question on the help files though. But thanks for your input, :-) Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Actually just copy paste the files in there, or in my case cut and paste, but do not forget the password. I have it not remembered in my key chane as these files are very much private. On May 7, 2013, at 2:05 AM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: When you click the help button, it should come up with some HTML content that you can interact with and read.. Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I created the disc image. Now I'm wondering how I add files to it? I already have a file in documents I'd like to put in there - can anyone tell me how I get it into the disc image? Also what does mount and dismount mean in terms of how to access the file? On a related subject, I did try to learn something about the process by clicking the help button in one of the dialogs when I was creating the disc image. But after clicking help I seemed to be in a text field wanting me to type a topic/question in, whereas I fought I'd be in some context-sensitive help. Generally speaking, does context sensitive help come up when clicking help buttons in dialogs? If so, how do I get out of the edit box and into the help text? Thanks, Catherine On 4/30/13, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can't remember what the 2 fields are, but I would fill in both. 1 with the name of the dmg or bundle as it will call it, then the name with a more meaningful name. You can put a file or files in there after words. I have 1 for my journal, 1 for a set of jingles i used to use, and one for a set of passwords I keep. All of these have various limits. I even have an unprotected one for a flash drive I use for nls that is 7 gigs big, no more, no less. and i have it set to where the size is not pre-allocated. Good luck. On Apr 30, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ -- Twitter: CTurner1980 My blog: http://catherineturner.wordpress.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
I can't remember what the 2 fields are, but I would fill in both. 1 with the name of the dmg or bundle as it will call it, then the name with a more meaningful name. You can put a file or files in there after words. I have 1 for my journal, 1 for a set of jingles i used to use, and one for a set of passwords I keep. All of these have various limits. I even have an unprotected one for a flash drive I use for nls that is 7 gigs big, no more, no less. and i have it set to where the size is not pre-allocated. Good luck. On Apr 30, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for this suggestion and instructions. I'm unsure about something though. When I go to create a new disk image there are two edit fields. One is called save as and the other is called name. I'm not sure what the difference between these is. The name is already filled in with disk image and the save as is blank. So do I leave the name as disk image and put some meaningful name of my choice in the save as box? Also after I've created it I'll be wanting to put a file n there which I already have with all the info I want. Will I be able to add that file (which is a plain text file at the moment) to the disk image? Or should I start from a different place - I chose create blank disk image from the file/new option… Thanks, Catherine On 4/28/13, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?
This is exactly what I do and it works very very well. Cant' remember where I got the idea and what list I got it from but the incripted dmg is worth checking out. Take care. On Apr 28, 2013, at 3:52 AM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello Catherine, you can use disk utility to create a mountable disk image which you can set up as encrypted via a password. You can then move secret files onto this disk image and when finished eject the disk image. When you next open the disk image you enter the password which you defined when you created the disk image. When the disk image is not mounted its contents are invisible. To open the disk utility press Command+Shift+A in finder to open the list of applications. Locate the utilities folder and therein you will see the disk utility. Open that program and look for new in the file menu. Use that to create a new disk image with the desired level of encryption. This disk image will have the file extension DMG and as far as finder is concerned is just another file. When you subsequently open the DMG file you will be prompted for the password which you specified when you originally created the disk image. If you then press Shift+Command+C in finder you will see the disk image which now looks like an external disk. YOu open that and can then see all your secret files. The disk image is just like a regular disk so you can organise your secret files into folders. I hope the above will get you started. If necessary get back to me and I can send you detailed step by step instructions. I use this technology to store lots of confidential files containing back account and credit card information and it all works fine. Good luck Paul Hopewell On 28 Apr 2013, at 09:53, Catherine Turner catherineturner2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to have a file with lots of passwords and other sensitive information written in it. Is it possible to password protect or encrypt an individual file with TextEdit or other tools already on my Macbook Pro, or if not, does anyone recommend an app or other way of doing this? If this is possible with TextEdit/native stuff, could anyone give me or point me to basic instructions about how to do this? Thanks, Catherine --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However,
