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Password protect local folders
Hi, I would like to know if there is the possibility to protect access to the Dropbox local folder on the PC, using a password. This because I installed Dropbox even on the PC in office. This PC is u...
Dropbox has no such feature. Use the security options built-in to the operating system to protect the folder. First and foremost, each user should be using their own computer account. Secure your account and no one (but the admins) can access the data within it.
Moderator note: You can read into a similar thread here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/View-download-and-export/Make-my-Dropbox-folder-hidden-so-people-can-t-see-the-content/td-p/639151
Hi, I can give you one of many ways to implement what you want.
If you are using a computer that can be accessed by others, I would recommend using a encrypted volume. You can use TrueCrypt or VeraCrypt. It is a third party software, which you need to install in your office PC. These software lets you create encrypted data volumes, and use a password to access/decrypt the content stored there.
First, you install TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt. Create a new volume of resonable size depending on your need (slightly bigger than your Dropbox folder size). You can store it anywhere in the PC that you have access. Use a strong password for the data volume encryption.
Next mount that volume using the same software. It will ask you password. Now you will see this data container as a new drive. You can move your dropbox to this new drive.
Now there are couple of hassles. Whenever you leave your PC, you should quit dropbox (make sure dropbox completed any sync process), and then unmount the encrypted volume.
Next time you come back to use the PC agin, mount the data volume first, and restart Dropbox. Also, it is better not to auto start Dropbox when your PC starts (because with a PC restart, your encrypted data volume woun't be available, and if Dropbox starts it woudn't find the folder path. Once you mount the volume, you can start Dropbox).
