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    Hiding partitions in Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by fred2028, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    My personal documents are stored on a separate partition on my internal HDD so if I need to reinstall the OS I don't need to move all my stuff. Is there a way to make this partition hidden from other user accounts?
     
    fred2028, Oct 3, 2009
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    Yes (look into group policy).

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 4, 2009
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    Can't seem to find too much in this hmm ... Is anyone familiar with this? I see a lot of guides on hiding a drive from everyone but I want to be able to access it only.
     
    fred2028, Oct 4, 2009
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    I know of no group policy settings to hide a whole partition. The closest thing I can think of is hiding the drive letter in Explorer, but that is system wide. Your best bet is to encrypt it using Bitlocker or NTFS encryption.
     
    surfasb, Oct 6, 2009
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    If I hide drive letters I'd just use Disc Management, but that would make me not able to view it.

    Also, I am running Windows 7 Professional, and BitLocker isn't a feature.
     
    fred2028, Oct 6, 2009
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    Truecrypt is a good alternative to BitLocker.
     
    Nankuru, Oct 6, 2009
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    Check the file permissions. You should be able to set it so only your user has read/write access to the partition, and all other users are unable to get in there. I don't have my Windows 7 machine accessible here, otherwise I'd tell you exactly what you have to do.
     
    Pitabred, Oct 8, 2009
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