Can I password-protect individual files/folders?

[bananabar]

I know there's file vault for my entire harddrive but that seems quite extreme. Will OS X not allow me to protect opening/editing certain files and folder without a password?

 

[blodwyn]

You can do this with a utility like FileWard or you can create encrypted disk images with the Disk Utility, and have your files/folders inside the disk image. TrueCrypt is another popular option.

 

[portent]

You should be password-protecting your entire computer.

If people you don't trust need to use it, they should be using the Guest account. It's too easy for people to screw up things if they can use your account. Even if they don't mean to.

 

[bananabar]

You should be password-protecting your entire computer.

If people you don't trust need to use it, they should be using the Guest account. It's too easy for people to screw up things if they can use your account. Even if they don't mean to.

I completely disagree, but thanks for your input.

 

[Flatfoot75]

If you like spending money, you can also use espionage which can password protect or encrypt (AES128 or 256) individual folders. I just got it ($15) and I like it so far.