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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 6:47 pm
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Freeware tool for encrypting a sub-folder in WinXP?

I've spent the last hour googling, but can't find what I think I need.

I want a simple program that will allow me to encrypt a folder. I'm envisioning something easy: I right-click on the folder name, one of the options is "encrypt," I supply a password and folder is encrypted. Any files I move into the folder are therefore encrypted too, and any I move out of the folder are no longer encrypted.

I've tried TrueCrypt but it is way complex. I just need to encrypt one sub-folder. I don't want to deal with mounted drives, or files in which an encrypted folder and its files will live, I just need to be able to encrypt one subfolder.

I log onto Windows as Administrator so using the built-in XP encryption isn't a possibility, if I want to keep someone from accessing that subfolder while using my computer.

Is there a program out there -- freeware -- that will do what I want? This doesn't have to be cutting-edge encryption, just something simple. Do I even understand what I'm asking?
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