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Locking folders in an Imac

Is it possible to lock and hide the content of a folder in an Imac - OSSierra 10.12.6

iMac, macOS 10.12

Posted on Feb 15, 2020 8:39 AM

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User profile for user: Rudegar
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Posted on Feb 15, 2020 9:21 AM

multi user operating systems such as macOS and windows are based on if there being more than 1 user they have separate accounts on the computer keeping files and rights separate between users


but you should be able to

https://pdf.wondershare.com/document-security/password-protect-folder-mac.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyp7yBRCwARIsABfQsnT6yiTENTaCx3JXUIm_0HJJ0P2wY7JsruGSeMWqDkl0hTkEU7wBwHsaAqVJEALw_wcB


more

https://www.google.com/search?q=macos+password+on+folder&oq=macOS+password+on+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l4.4047j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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User profile for user: Rudegar
Rudegar
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Feb 15, 2020 9:21 AM in response to bfp2518

multi user operating systems such as macOS and windows are based on if there being more than 1 user they have separate accounts on the computer keeping files and rights separate between users


but you should be able to

https://pdf.wondershare.com/document-security/password-protect-folder-mac.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyp7yBRCwARIsABfQsnT6yiTENTaCx3JXUIm_0HJJ0P2wY7JsruGSeMWqDkl0hTkEU7wBwHsaAqVJEALw_wcB


more

https://www.google.com/search?q=macos+password+on+folder&oq=macOS+password+on+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l4.4047j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Locking folders in an Imac

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