Altomac announced today the release of Hide Folders 2008, a freeware program for Mac OS X dedicated to hide documents and folders. With a click, conceals files and folders with all their contents. The program is simple and natural to use because it works just as Mac users are used to do things everyday with their Macs. With this program Mac users can protect their files avoiding them to be being modified, seen or erased by other users using the same Mac account.
Milano, Italy – Altomac announced today the release of Hide Folders 2008, a freeware program for Mac OS X dedicated to protect documents and folders. With a click, conceals files and folders with all their contents. The program is simple and natural to use because it works just as Mac users are used to do things everyday with their Macs. With this program Mac users can protect their files avoiding them to be being modified, seen or erased by other users using the same Mac account.
Pricing and Availability:
Hide Folders is a freeware program and it’s available from the Altomac website. There is also a Pro Edition available which includes a feature that let users protect the program with a password. If this option is selected, to gain access to the application it will be necessary to enter the correct password. Hide Folders Pro Edition is available for $27.00 USD from the Altomac online store.
Notes about security:
This program uses the standard functionality of the operating system to make folders and files invisible. Whether you need more advanced levels for protecting your data, there are other ways as protecting information on removable media or using Mac OS X FileVault. To learn more about Protecting information on removable media and on Mac OS X FileVault open Mac OS X Finder’s Help.
Altomac: http://www.altomac.com/
Hide Folders 2008: http://www.altomac.com/hide_folders/
Direct Download Link: http://www.apimac.com/sw/hide_folders.dmg
Purchase Link: http://store.kagi.com/?6FBHM_LIVE
Screenshot: http://www.altomac.com/images/screen_shots/hide_folders_screen_shot.png
Screenshot/App Icon: http://www.altomac.com/images/icons/hide_folders_icon.png
Founded in 2005, Altomac develops award-winning Mac OS X freeware and shareware software, including iPod Notes, Hide Folders and Speedy Mac. People at Altomac aim to put into users hands applications which they can use in a way they do things every day. Right after opening their programs, users can immediately focus on their task, not even noticing that they’re using an entirely new program.
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Rosy Ferrari
Customer Care
rosy {at} altomac(.)com
September 3rd, 2008 at 09:49 am
I bought the Pro version of Hide Folders on 31.1.08 (Regn. no. 815-848-006-5809) for OSX Leopard 10.5.3. It had been working well until recently when it refused to show my two hidden folders after I put my password in. All that showed was a ? sign. They’d disappeared from my documents folder. I finally tracked one of the invisible files down using “EasyFind”. It sprung open for a flash of a second but that was that. I followed instructions for solving problems on the Altomac web-page, but they were ineffective. After phoning AppleCare in Australia, who couldn’t help, I went on to Recent Items and managed to open the hidden document which had opened briefly, from there. I found an early version of the other document by going back in Time Machine.
I am extremely disappointed in your application and have uninstalled it.