How to protect private files from others to view/copy on a LAN

Posted by Mehper C. Palavuzlar on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Mehper C. Palavuzlar
Published on 2010-03-24T10:09:30Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 10:13 UTC
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I'm on a company network and I want to protect my private files (or folders) from others (i.e. those who can access my computer) to view and copy. Those files are mostly MS Office and PDF files. What kind of free protection methods can I use?

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