Comments on: Password Protect Folders & Files in Mac OS X with Encrypted Disk Images

By: Ursi

Ursi — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:43:09 +0000

Hi,

I have done step by step, however when I open it again, this doesnt ask for a password.
Pls help

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:31:15 +0000

You can’t unlock or recovery the drive it’s gone and you can only loss the important files that’s located in your folder with encrypted password.

Sorry to hear that there is no way to recovery them if you even go to hard drive store they will tell you to format your hard drive if you wanted to use regularly only the thing i would suggest that you wanted to keep your files secretly in desktop, the best way to do is use the MacHider app it’s the best and safest way you will not loss any files that’s hidden from your computer and therefore it would be danger if you step the password, But if you wanted to stay safe with the password please locate your password in your email folder or 1Password app so you won’t forget it!

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:22:49 +0000

No way to save your files you’re on the path to the hell and there is no way to save or recovery the files that you forgotten the password for your external drive and encrypting the external hard drive is totally sh*t and because if you lost the password you will also lost your important files and if you want to keep your files protected the best way to do is hiding your external drive in secret location only that’s the way helps!

By: Encrypt Folders with Password Protection in OS X Mountain Lion the Easy Way

Encrypt Folders with Password Protection in OS X Mountain Lion the Easy Way — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:34:16 +0000

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By: takamine

takamine — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:42:28 +0000

i’m also up a creek w/out a paddle in that I’ve lost/forgotten the password on my external HDD that was formatted/encrypted with mac os x lion…

Any suggestions as to how to save my data?

I’ve gotten some programs like DiskDrill but am afraid they are only going to search for deleted files and might corrupt the encrypted data if I try to restore anything.

Thanks for any assistance!!

By: syko

syko — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:17:36 +0000

did u figure it out?

By: syko

syko — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:17:07 +0000

mee too?

By: William

William — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:14:20 +0000

I have the same problem!

By: Homer Simpson

Homer Simpson — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:20:36 +0000

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By: Homer Simpson

Homer Simpson — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:18:15 +0000

Wow, yep, you gotta real problem on your hands, what with only 100GB of space to squeeze all that Terry bites on.

BAH, HA, HA!!!!

By: el

el — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:07 +0000

i’ve lost the password to my protected folder. is there any way to retrieve it or unlock the folder still?? help!

By: Password Protect an External Drive in Mac OS X with Encrypted Partitions

Password Protect an External Drive in Mac OS X with Encrypted Partitions — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:40:45 +0000

[...] recently showed you how to password protect files and folders using encrypted Disk Images in Mac OS X, but if you have an external drive you can go a step [...]

By: Bufo

Bufo — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:36:02 +0000

I’d love to use dmg or encrypted dmgs but how do I open (mount) them in linux or windows?

They would be the ideal solution to take personal info in a usb key; even if lost, the info is secure.

By: DEQ

DEQ — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:33:01 +0000

You have 100GB of free disk space, but you are trying to make a 1TB disk image, 10x the size of your available disk space. That’s why it’s not working. Try making it smaller.

By: DMV

DMV — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:47:53 +0000

Tried it; didn’t work; when I selected the 1 TB disk image in my iMac, running 10.7.2, it said there wasn’t enough room for the disc, but I have only 100 GB. The dialogue box doesn’t show an option to select the size and the format doesn’t show OS Extended Journal, but simply read/write or compressed. Since I can’t select the size, I think it thinks the folder has no room in it. Are you guys sure this works in 10.7.2?