User manual MCAFEE ANTI-THEFT FILE PROTECTION

[. . . ] Anti-Theft File Protection User Guide i Contents McAfee Anti-Theft 3 Anti-Theft features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using McAfee Anti-Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The First-Use wizard: Step 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password box, and then click Next. To start working with the vault, click Yes, I want to unlock it (vault name). To leave the vault locked for the time being, click No, I want to leave it locked. Note: The Password Strength indicator denotes how strong your password is; that is, if it contains just alphabetic characters then it may be considered weak, and if it contains alphabetic and numeric characters then it will be considered strong. Vault specifics Vaults have a minimum size of 50 megabytes and you can increase the vault size to up to 4 gigabytes. To create a vault larger than 4 gigabytes, see Creating a vault larger than 4 gigabytes (page 9). With McAfee Anti-Theft, any vaults you create are associated with your Windows user account. For more information, see Windows User Accounts and McAfee Anti-Theft (page 7). Chapter 2 McAfee Anti-Theft 9 Advanced options for vault creation The Advanced option lets you create a vault in another location, determine the vault size, and specify the drive letter. Creating a vault larger than 4 gigabytes If you need more storage space, you can use the Advanced options to create a vault larger than 4 gigabytes (GB). 1 2 3 4 5 Open McAfee Anti-Theft by double-clicking the McAfee Anti-Theft icon on your desktop. In the top toolbar on the right pane, click Create to start the Create New Vault wizard. Enter the name of your vault in the Name box. Enter a number for the size of the vault in the Size box and then specify whether the vault's size is in megabytes or gigabytes. Enter a password for the vault in the Password box. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password box, and then click Next. To start working with the vault, click Yes, I want to unlock it (vault name). 1 2 3 4 Open McAfee Anti-Theft by double-clicking the McAfee Anti-Theft icon on your desktop. In the toolbar on the right pane, click Delete. On the Delete this Vault pane, click Yes I want to permanently delete "vault name" and all data and files inside. Click Delete. 5 Warning: If you delete a vault you cannot recover it. It's permanently deleted from your computer and is not moved to your computer's Recycle Bin. Please be careful; deleting a vault also deletes all the files and folders that are stored inside it. We recommend that you back up your vaults. For more information, see Backing up your vaults (page 17). With McAfee Anti-Theft, any vaults you create are associated with your Windows user account. [. . . ] For example, Windows XP stores the vaults under C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\McAfee Anti Theft. Windows Vista stores them under C:\users\<username>\AppData\local\McAfee Anti Theft. To back up your vaults, do one of the following: Backup your entire computer. Add the C:\Documents and Settings\<username> folder to your backup so that your . vault files are also backed up. [. . . ]