falobio.blogg.se - My lockbox pro

Note that the program is added to your start folder, probably to support the hotkey (mentioned above).

The background process: shutting down the My Lockbox process does not reveal your folder.

Note: you have to check “protect in safe mode” in the settings.

Safe mode: booting into safe mode does not reveal your hidden folder, which remains hidden just as when booting under the normal Windows environment.

No need to create hard disk partitions and /or allocate space for virtual volumes. Can be invoked using a keyboard shortcut (CTRL-Shift-P by default).

Performance: hides and password protects a folder on your machine instantly.

If this is what you are after then My Lockbox might be a very good fit for you, as it can hide and unhide your protected folder at a push of a button. On the other hand I would think that the whole point of using an encryption program, at least on a desktop system, is to hide the knowledge that the hidden files are there rather than to hide them well necessarily. I tested this and it is true however, it is still the case that your hidden files can fairly easily be detected by someone who (a) knows that they’re there and (b) is relatively technically proficient.

The reason I tried “My Lockbox” in the first place is because it promised to maintain its protection even under safe mode. I’ve always resisted writing about programs such as this one because the “protection” they provide is in most cases easily breached and the hidden files and folders easily discovered simply by booting into safe mode, and anyway I already had a staple for freeware encryption programs which I reviewed a long time ago in the form of TrueCrypt (which mounts encrypted partitions/virtual partitions). My Lockbox is a free program that can quickly hide and password protect a folder and all files/folders within it from being shown in the Windows files system, and will do so under Windows safe mode as well.