McAfee ANTI-THEFT FILE PROTECTION User Manual

Anti-Theft File Protection User Guide

8 McAfee Anti-Theft Working with vaults Vaults are secured folders that prevent hackers and other users from getting access to the files stored in

Chapter 2 McAfee Anti-Theft 9 Advanced options for vault creation The Advanced option lets you create a vault in another location, determine

10 McAfee Anti-Theft Unlock a vault Use the Unlock option to open a locked vault using the designated password. 1 Open McAfee Anti-Theft by doubl

Chapter 2 McAfee Anti-Theft 11 Change a vault's password Use the Change Password option to change the password of an existing vault. 1

12 McAfee Anti-Theft Delete a vault Use the Delete option to remove a vault from your computer. 1 Open McAfee Anti-Theft by double-clicking the M

Chapter 2 McAfee Anti-Theft 13 Import a vault The Import option allows you to import a vault from another location, such as a different folde

14 McAfee Anti-Theft Delete a file from a vault You can delete files from a vault as you can with any other folder. 1 Open McAfee Anti-Theft by d

15 Using other programs with Anti-Theft When you create a vault, you are effectively creating a secure folder that can only be accessed with the co

16 McAfee Anti-Theft Save As to save the file with a different name, the original file remains in its original location.  To permanently erase d

17 Backing up your vaults To properly back up a vault, you back up the .vault file that is associated with it. Even though vaults appear below the

19 Troubleshooting This section will help you solve occasional problems that may occur. In this chapter I forgot my password ...

20 McAfee Anti-Theft I cannot find my vault Use Windows Explorer to access your vault.  Open McAfee Anti-Theft by double-clicking the McAfee Ant

21 A Advanced options for vault creation ...9 Anti-Theft features ...4 B Backing up your vaults...

i Contents McAfee Anti-Theft 3 Anti-Theft features...

3 Every day, computers are lost, stolen, or used by others. When this occurs, personal or confidential information can be accessed by thieves, hack

4 McAfee Anti-Theft Anti-Theft features Password protection Prevent someone from accessing your files in case your computer is lost or stolen. Loc

5 Getting started This section will take you through the initial setup of McAfee Anti-Theft. The First-Use wizard starts as soon as you install the

6 McAfee Anti-Theft The First-Use wizard: Step 1 The First-Use wizard appears when you start to create your first vault. The First-Use wizard is a

Chapter 2 McAfee Anti-Theft 7 Recommendations To ensure your vault contains the only copy of a file, follow these standard Windows procedures