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Hiding a folder for standard users only...is this possible?

Posted: 05-05-2007, 06:48 PM
Acher
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I have 4 accounts made - 1 Admin and 3 Standard/Limited User. They all use
the data drive on D: but there are a few folders in there that I don't want
the 3 standard users to see that it's in there.

Is there a way of getting rid of the folders in their view (without manually
hiding them because we actually need the show-hidden-files option to be on)??
Was hoping there may be an account-related resolution to this.

Many thanks in advance!
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Neil Harley
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Re: Hiding a folder for standard users only...is this possible?
Posted: 05-05-2007, 07:07 PM
Acher wrote:
> I have 4 accounts made - 1 Admin and 3 Standard/Limited User. They
> all use the data drive on D: but there are a few folders in there
> that I don't want the 3 standard users to see that it's in there.
>
> Is there a way of getting rid of the folders in their view (without
> manually hiding them because we actually need the show-hidden-files
> option to be on)?? Was hoping there may be an account-related
> resolution to this.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
I think you'll have to use NTFS permissions to block the standard accounts
from accessing it.


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Re: Hiding a folder for standard users only...is this possible?
Posted: 05-06-2007, 11:12 AM
"Acher" <Acher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have 4 accounts made - 1 Admin and 3 Standard/Limited User. They all use
> the data drive on D: but there are a few folders in there that I don't
> want
> the 3 standard users to see that it's in there.
>
> Is there a way of getting rid of the folders in their view (without
> manually
> hiding them because we actually need the show-hidden-files option to be
> on)??
> Was hoping there may be an account-related resolution to this.
>
> Many thanks in advance!

Use permissions, this is exactly what they are used for.
The drive needs to be formatted as NTFS though.


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