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Q: how to password protect photos app even to admin

How to password protect photos app on a mac to where even admin would have to enter a password?

iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Jun 9, 2016 10:56 AM

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Q: how to password protect photos app even to admin

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 9, 2016 11:05 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick
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    iCloud
    Jun 9, 2016 11:05 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick

    Do you want to protect the Photos Library, so no other can read it?

     

    You can encrypt your home folder with File Vault, so it can only be accessed with your password.  File Vault is enabled from the System preferences > Security & Privacy.

     

    There have been some reports however, that File Vault can be causing broken referenced files, if you import your photos as referenced, because the referenced images may not yet be decrypted, when you try to reference them.

     

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  • by shawnfromfrederick,

    shawnfromfrederick shawnfromfrederick Jun 9, 2016 11:19 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick
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    Photos for Mac
    Jun 9, 2016 11:19 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick

    I understand but id like to give access to the pc in general but just no access to open the photos..

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 9, 2016 11:20 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick
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    Jun 9, 2016 11:20 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick

    Put the Library on an encrypted disk image.

  • by shawnfromfrederick,

    shawnfromfrederick shawnfromfrederick Jun 9, 2016 11:24 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick
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    Photos for Mac
    Jun 9, 2016 11:24 AM in response to shawnfromfrederick

    Ok I'm a rookie here lol, is there a simple way of doing this?

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 9, 2016 1:00 PM in response to shawnfromfrederick
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    Jun 9, 2016 1:00 PM in response to shawnfromfrederick
    I understand but id like to give access to the pc in general but just no access to open the photos..

    See this help text:   https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201599

     

    Learn how to use Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image.

    An encrypted disk image works just like a regular disk image but requires a password to open and become available ("mount"). You can move files to or from an encrypted disk image as easily as you can from a non-encrypted disk image. Follow these steps to create an encrypted disk image:

    1. Open Disk Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/).
    2. Click the New Image button, or choose File > New > Blank Disk Image.
    3. Type a name in the Save As field. This name will be used for the disk image (.dmg) file.
    4. Change the save destination if you wish.
    5. Select a size for the disk image file from the Size pop-up menu.
    6. Choose a different volume format if you don't want to use the default Mac OS X Extended (Journaled).
    7. Choose an image format. You can use "sparse disk image" for a disk image that only uses as much space as it needs, rather than a set amount of space. If you're not sure, use "read/write disk image" choice.
    8. Choose 128-bit AES encryption (and/or 256-bit AES in Mac OS X v10.5 or later) from the Encryption pop-up menu to encrypt the image's contents with a password. If you don't choose an encryption, your new image won't be encrypted.
    9. Click the Create button.
    10. Enter and verify a good password in the dialog window that appears. This password will be saved in your keychain by default, or you can deselect "Remember password (add to keychain)" if you don't want it saved. You can store the password in the keychain for convenience.
    11. Click OK.

     

    Important: If you forget the password, data stored in the encrypted disk image cannot be retrieved. If you have saved the password in the keychain, the password will be available to you there.