Password Protect Libraries? on Aperture. on iCloud. with PhotoStream?

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60wpm Author

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Password Protect Libraries? on Aperture. on iCloud. with PhotoStream?

Question: How?

How to password protect photo libraries....

On Aperture.

On iCloud

With PhotoStream.

(and iPhoto)

Any knowledge about this?

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Extranous note: I DO read manuals but now got abut 3,333 pages of manuals for varrious programs yet to read and keep getting dizzy, dizzy with it all.

Extra Extranous comments: I got a pic of myself eating 15 pounds of potatoes and I want to keep it as The Before in my Before and After Diet Manual...but don't want my wife looking at it again and don't want it to suddenly got Photo Streaming and wind up on iCloud and next thing you know it's viral and folks are launging at me on Leno....uknow the tragic consequences that could ensue.

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 4GB RAM; Wacom, Powermate, MagicTrackpad, iControl,

Posted on Mar 31, 2012 6:34 PM

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Frank Caggiano

Level 7

25,969 points

Mar 31, 2012 7:23 PM in response to 60wpm

You can't password protect an Aperture or iPhoto library. iCloud and photostream (really the same thing) don;t contain libraries they contain individual images in a stream. The stream is protected by your apple id just as your system is protected by your login password.

If you give access to your account to others they will be able to access whatever you can access.

You can do some things to the libraries such as encrypting them or else turning on filevault.

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Answer 2

60wpm Author

Level 2

146 points

Apr 1, 2012 6:53 AM in response to Frank Caggiano

Wow.

I got programs that password protect files (like a banking program, etc.) so it has surprised me that photo libraries could not be handled as easily. I submit Apple feedback about it.

And I'll make up an Encrypted Disk Image (4real). And I'll check out filevault again.

Thanks.

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