ariftwister
Truth Seeker
Guys, I own a wd mypassport external hdd 1TB. Is it possible to make it as read only for other (users/user accounts) and read and write only for me? Doing so will block virus infections right?
How to make external HDD read only for others?
no,it is not possible & even if it was it would still be unable to block infection.use a good AV all the time,disable autorun for all(control panel setting) & always scan a removable drive before opening it(preferably by explorer address bar dropdown or left tree menu instead of double or right clicking) if it has been connected to any other system before.
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ariftwister
Truth Seeker
^ Got it.
BTW what's the difference between direct double click opening and left tree menu opening? I thought both are same?
BTW what's the difference between direct double click opening and left tree menu opening? I thought both are same?
they work differently at least in xp i think but anyway this is no longer necessary.i just did some searching & found out microsoft has removed the autorun.inf ability to execute files from win 7(& later).it is no longer necessary to avoid double click or right click option to open removable drive unless this has just become a habit of earlier xp use.
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
IMHO, don't plug you HDD into unknown computers and if anybody else wants to use it, first check that they have a good antivirus.
though autorun is disabled in Windows 7, there are some nasty viruses which hide your files and change its attributes to system/archive etc. better be safe than sorry.
though autorun is disabled in Windows 7, there are some nasty viruses which hide your files and change its attributes to system/archive etc. better be safe than sorry.
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ariftwister
Truth Seeker
Thank God. I have opened numerous pendrive though I know it contains virus just to see the type of infection. But I won't try to open any exe files further.
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ariftwister
Truth Seeker
That's Gud but my friends want to take my hdd to their Home but I'm staying in hostel. So I thought modifying file permission for hdd alone would deny write property to others.
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
Tell them to buy an external hdd themselves if they have a desktop. else ask them to carry their laptops with them to copy data. I have 3 external HDDs (planning to buy another one after 15th may) and i know how difficult it is to manage the data on them.