How To Put Your Data Safe On Mac
Security nowadays assume increasingly important to avoid the risk that someone comes into possession of your personal information or as a result of theft or even for a simple oversight or distraction.
In this guide we will see how to secure your data in case you possess a MAC. You will be proposed various solutions, then the choice of which depends on your needs.
1.) The first option allows you to block certain files of your choice or permission. Select a file with a click of the mouse, and Cmd+I to get information. At the bottom are a lock, unlock it by entering your system password. Now have permission to change the file permissions. Look at the figure: The first option is you, and you have permission to read and write to the file. It means you have permission to view it, edit it and delete it. Staff are all accounts on your Mac, here you can set the permissions that you want. Everyone also provides access to guest users of your computer. Now set for the last two options No access.
2.) Now you just have to select the option from the menu always Locked file information; remember to close the lock before closing the window information. From now on, anyone who logs on to your Mac with an account other than yours will not open, view or delete the file. For extra security we open Disk Utility located in the Utilities folder in Applications. After opening Disk Utility go to File / New / Disk Image from Folder. At this point, you just have to select the folder you want to encrypt and click image. In the following menu, enter the required data and select Read / Write, and an encryption method you prefer.
3.) Set a password for your folder and when finished, select OK. To open the folder will now need to double-click the image, enter the password and press OK. The picture will become available under the heading of Positions. To display it on your desk, be sure to go to Finder / Preferences / General and check the External Disks ..
4.) Now you have no excuse. You just have to choose the best solution, knowing that no one besides you will have access to your data. Moreover, the proposed solutions are easy and intuitive so as to make the data protection something simple and not a loss of time.
