I was wondering how folder password protecting programs work(so that i could write one)... at first i thought that they might dump the contents into a file type (like *.zip)and pass. protect that. but then that wouldn't be password protecting the folder, then i thought maybe they encrypted it, but then why can't i open the folder and look at the ENCRYPTION (not the original), like if i were to encrypt a txt file? If this is a stupid question just say so.