how to protect files/folders from being trashed?

[cb911]

i've got a heap of wallpapers and other stuff that i want to somehow protect from being acidentilly trashed.

at the moment i have LameSecure protecting the folders from the people around me, but i was wondering if there is a way to simply use OS X to protect folders, besides from changing the folders permissions everytime i want to use it.

any ideas or suggestions of apps etc would be really appreciated.

thanks.

 

[DjRedo]

Re: how to protect files/folders from being trashed?

Originally posted by cb911
i've got a heap of wallpapers and other stuff that i want to somehow protect from being acidentilly trashed.

at the moment i have LameSecure protecting the folders from the people around me, but i was wondering if there is a way to simply use OS X to protect folders, besides from changing the folders permissions everytime i want to use it.

any ideas or suggestions of apps etc would be really appreciated.

thanks.

This might not be the answer that you are seeking, but I would suggest that you create multiple user-accounts on your computer. Then you can either give these files permissions so that you alone can open/use/trash them, or you could simply put them in a folder that is only accessible by your logged in user. I don´t think there is any other way you can do it (besides from making them invisible), that are 100% family proof...

Hope this adresses your question!

 

[arn]

Re: how to protect files/folders from being trashed?

Originally posted by cb911
i've got a heap of wallpapers and other stuff that i want to somehow protect from being acidentilly trashed.

at the moment i have LameSecure protecting the folders from the people around me, but i was wondering if there is a way to simply use OS X to protect folders, besides from changing the folders permissions everytime i want to use it.

any ideas or suggestions of apps etc would be really appreciated.

thanks.

Have you tried this?

Right click on the folder/files and go to Permissions. Select READ access only for everyone including yourself.

arn

 

[arn]

Re: Re: how to protect files/folders from being trashed?

Originally posted by arn


Have you tried this?

Right click on the folder/files and go to Permissions. Select READ access only for everyone including yourself.

arn

hmm... that doesn't work... I just delted a file I changed. Though you'd think it would...

Here... actually click on Get Info and check off "Locked". That will prevent people from deleting it "accidentally" - though people can still unlock it if they really want to delete it.

arn

 

[demonx]

I wish there was a way in OSX to protect a folder form being opened, deleted, moved etc by having it tied into the accounst password.

For example you would double click a "protected' folder and it would pop up asking you to enter your password.

 

[cb911]

using the Get Info window is by far the easiest way of going about it... as i have found out.

and demonx, is it possible to put an account password on a folder, but through OS X, no third party apps? that would be a good solution.