Saturday, December 10, 2011

Can you password protect a MobileMe photo gallery?

I understand how to password protect files on the online iDisk, but is it possible to add a password to photo albums in the Gallery, so that only those with the password can access photos? Thanks.|||Yes, you can do it from both iPhoto, or hide it from MobileMe.





When uploading from iPhoto, select your folder or picture and hit share from the taskbar. Press MobileMe, and a drop-down box will appear. The top option is something like:





'Make Album Viewable To'





If you select the drop-down list, press the edit option on the bottom of the list. Press the '+' button and create a username and password. Go back and select that under the 'Make Album Viewable To' menu, and wrap up the hosting procedure. Then, if someone clicks on that album, they will be prompted for the username/pass combination before they can view the photos.





If you're doing it from the web, log on to MobileMe. Select the hosted album that you want to protect, and hit the preferences button. Under the advanced menu, you can choose to hide it. Although not as safe as a username/pass combination, the album will not show up in your menu. Then you can just send the link to people you want to see the photos, and knowing the exact url of the album is the only way to access the photos.





Good Luck!

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