Snoop-proof your files with Folder Guard. Folder Guard is a Windows security application that can be used to restrict access to folders, files and other computer resources. If you share your computer with your business colleagues, family, or roommates, you can use Folder Guard to stop other users from opening your personal files, or even completely hide your documents until a valid password is entered.

You can protect sensitive system files from modification or destruction, disable access to the floppy, other removable drives and CD-ROM, restrict access to Start Menu, Control Panel and applications. Windows XP (and Windows 2000/NT) allows you to use its built-in security to control access to data stored on the NTFS volumes. With Folder Guard you can secure files and folders on both the NTFS and FAT/FAT32 drives, with a much greater flexibility: you can hide some files and keep other files in the same folder visible, set up the access rights using wildcards, or make files accessible to only some programs that you select.