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- HOW TO LOCK A DISK
-
- The main window (titled SoftLock) has five buttons: Lock, Unlock, Eject, Drive, and
- Disk Info. To lock a disk click the Lock button. To unlock a disk click the Unlock button.
- If a disk is physically locked, SoftLock can neither lock or unlock the disk. This will be
- evident as the Lock and Unlock buttons will be dimmed.
-
- Clicking the Drive button will cycle through all the mounted disks. If there are less
- than two disks currently mounted, the Drive button will be dimmed. Clicking the Eject
- button will eject the current disk. If the current disk can not be physically ejected,
- the Eject button will be dimmed.
-
- Clicking the Disk Info button will bring up a window giving information about the
- current disk. The information includes: when the disk was created and last modified,
- the amount of free space on the disk, how many times the disk has been written to, and
- the number of files and folders it contains.
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- All five buttons have keyboard shortcuts associated with them. You can lock a disk by
- pressing the 'L' key, and unlock a disk by pressing the 'U' key. Similarly 'E', 'D' and 'I'
- are shortcuts for the Eject, Drive and Disk Info buttons respectively.
-
- When a disk is locked, a lock symbol is drawn next to the disk's name. When the disk is
- software locked the lock symbol is unfilled. When the disk is physically locked, the lock
- symbol is filled.
-
- Some programs, such as the Finder‚Ñ¢, also display the lock status of disks. To ensure
- that this information is kept up to date, SoftLock forces all other windows to be redrawn
- whenever a disk is locked or unlocked.
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- USING PASSWORDS
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- Sometimes it may be necessary to prevent an unauthorised person from unlocking a
- disk that has been locked with SoftLock. In order to achieve this a password can be
- installed as the disk is locked. When unlocking a disk, SoftLock looks for this password,
- and if found will only unlock the disk if the identical password is entered.
-
- To specify a password choose the Set Password… item from the Options menu. You
- will be asked to enter a password twice. The text of the password will not appear on the
- screen, instead a number of dashes will mark the characters as they are typed. Once
- entered, the Set Password… menu item will be checked to inform you that the password
- will be used whenever a disk is locked.
-
- To stop using a password, again choose the Set Password… item, clear the hilited text,
- and click OK. The Set Password… item will no longer be checked.
-
- When unlocking a disk that was locked with a password, a dialog will appear asking you to
- enter the password. Type in the password exactly as saved (including case) and the disk
- will be unlocked. As before the text of the password will be masked by dashes.
-
- SoftLock can only unlock a disk if the correct password is entered. Note that the
- password encryption formula has changed since the program was first released. This
- version of the program can unlock disks locked with a password using previous versions,
- although the reverse is not necessarily true.
-
- If you do forget the password for a locked disk, your only option is to copy the contents
- to another disk, and erase the locked disk with SoftLock or Disk First Aid. See the next
- section for details.
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- ADVANCED FEATURES
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- When a disk is locked or unlocked, the windows in all other open applications are
- redrawn to ensure that their information is correct. As this process may take time,
- it can be disabled by toggling the Always Redraw Windows item in the Options
- menu. Note that if disabled, the information displayed in the Finder may not be correct.
-
- When locking a disk with a password, a warning appears to ensure that you intend
- the password to be used. This warning can be prevented from appearing by choosing
- the Disable Warnings item from the Options menu.
-
- If a password is forgotten, your only option is to choose the Erase Disk… item from
- the Options menu. Choosing this option will unlock the disk and delete all of its files.
- Note that you can not erase a disk that is physically locked, or the disk used to start up
- the Macintosh, or the disk containing the SoftLock program.
-
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- SHAREWARE DETAILS
-
- SoftLock is not free, it is shareware. If you wish to use it, you should send US$10
- or equivalent to the author at the following address. By sending in the money you will
- encourage further improvements to this and other useful programs.
-
- Please send your name, address and shareware fee to:
-
- David Davies-Payne
- 12, Grosvenor Terrace,
- Wadestown,
- Wellington 1
- New Zealand.
-
- In return, I will send you improved versions of the program, as they appear. I can
- be contacted via electronic mail at DAVPAYNE@OTAGO.AC.NZ
-
- Your support is appreciated.
-
-
- WARRANTY
-
- The author makes no warranty as to the performance of SoftLock. The user accepts
- the program as it stands. The author will make every effort to fix any bugs found in
- the software but is not obligated to do so.
-
- The user is reminded that once a disk is locked with a password, that disk can only
- be unlocked by supplying the correct password.
-
- The author is not liable for any loss of data or profits associated with the use of
- SoftLock. In no event will the author be liable for more than the price paid for SoftLock.