Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-05-07 Thread Catherine Turner
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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-05-07 Thread Josh Gregory
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?

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-05-07 Thread Sarah k Alawami
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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-05-07 Thread Josh Gregory
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.

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-04-30 Thread Catherine Turner
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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-04-30 Thread Sarah k Alawami
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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-04-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
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

Re: Password protecting or encrypting a file?

2013-04-28 Thread Sarah k Alawami
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