software for locking an individual folder

[bigjnyc]

does anyone know of any software out there to password lock just one individual folder? I know about filevault but that can only be used to lock my whole directory, i dont want to creat a drive partition just to lock it with filevault.

I know about the other work around where you can take away viewing rights for everyone on a folder and just use it as a drop box and then just give back viewing rights whenever you need to access it.

But i want something where i can just click on a folder and a password prompt comes up, i type it in and it opens.... anyone know of anything like this? preferably free but i'll pay if its one that will do what i need.

and yes i have my computer password protected and all that good stuff, but i would like this software anyway.

 

[bigjnyc]

I think i found something that might help me, and is built right into OSX. unfortunately i'm at work right now on a windows PC and cant try it. (i hate when that happens lol)

anyhow for anyone that might be looking for the same thing here it is

http://www.eakes.org/archives/2006/11/how_to_password.html

I was looking for a way to password protect a folder on the Mac. I needed to be able to backup a large collection of files onto a USB hard drive and then send it securely through the mail for safe off-site storage. For some reason, this functionality is not integrated directly into Finder.

Finally I stumbled upon a way to do it with built-in OS X software. That is perfect because I wanted to avoid using random 3rd-party trialware for something that an operating system ought to be able to do for free.

How to Password Protect a Folder on the Mac:
Open up the "Disk Utility" application
File -> New -> Disk Image from Folder...
choose a folder to protect
choose "AES-128" encryption and press Save
Enter your desired new password twice (Do not forget it.)
This process creates an ordinary Macintosh disk image (.dmg) file. The disk image contains the entire contents of the folder, but cannot be opened unless the correct password is supplied. To open it, just double-click the .dmg file in Finder. A password dialog box will appear. Once you supply your correct password, Finder will automatically unencrypt your data and mount the image as a disk

and if your files come up read only in that folder:

while creating the disk image from folder, where you select the encryption type.. above that it says "disk type" which by default is set to "compressed", simply go to that and select "read / write"

 

[Flatfoot75]

If you like spending money, you can use espionage ( http://www.taoeffect.com/espionage/ )can password protect or encrypt (AES128 or 256) individual folders. I just got it ($20) and I like it so far. Otherwise, there is also truecrypt.