VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. With VeraCrypt, you create a virtual encrypted disk on your internal drive that can then be ...

Passwords are universally regarded as the first line of defense in the software world. Be it when setting up a new device or even while opening an online account, — securing it with a password is the ...

I did not download a file locker. I repurposed a tool I already had.

SecretFolder is a tiny freeware for Windows, that lets you hide folders as well as lock and password-protect your personal and private content. SecretFolder is a basic, yet useful tool without any ...

Google is adding a new feature to its Files by Google app for Android phones to let users lock and hide private files in an encrypted folder. The new Safe folder feature is aimed at people who, for ...

File locking has a long tradition in computing: you or independently running software wants to make sure that a file isn’t modified or deleted when it’s needed or in use. Because macOS is Unix based, ...

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To avert the problems associated with the file locking mechanism, POSIX introduced record locking via the fcntl() syscall (the pre-POSIX lockf() and flock() syscalls provide the same functionality but ...