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Summary of Contents for ANTI-THEFT FILE PROTECTION

Page 1: ...Anti Theft File Protection User Guide...

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Page 3: ...8 Create a vault 8 Lock a vault 9 Unlock a vault 10 Rename a vault 10 Change a vault s password 11 Delete a vault 12 Import a vault 13 Set the Anti Theft File options 13 Delete a file from a vault 14...

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Page 5: ...d to financial loss identity theft and privacy invasion McAfee Anti Theft safeguards files containing financial documents consumer data and any important information from thieves hackers and others In...

Page 6: ...our files in case your computer is lost or stolen Lock and hide files Lock and hide your private files from others who use your computer Password reset If you forget your password you can easily reset...

Page 7: ...r users from getting access to the files stored inside them A vault behaves just like a Windows folder for example you can double click a vault to open it and right click it to view its various menu o...

Page 8: ...ws user on your computer when they run McAfee Anti Theft for the first time The First Use wizard Step 2 Click Next to move to the next screen Here you can specify the name of your first vault the vaul...

Page 9: ...window It also appears as a folder in the left hand pane under My Documents McAfee Vaults You can use it just like any other folder in Windows Explorer the difference being a password must be entered...

Page 10: ...of vault in the Name box 4 Move the slider to specify the size of the vault 5 Enter a password for the vault in the Password box 6 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password box and then click Next...

Page 11: ...er the vault s size is in megabytes or gigabytes 6 Click Ok 7 Enter a password for the vault in the Password box 8 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password box and then click Next 9 To start work...

Page 12: ...r this vault 5 Click Ok Note You can access a vault by right clicking the McAfee Anti Theft icon in the notification area to the right of your taskbar and clicking the vault name Rename a vault Use th...

Page 13: ...ti Theft icon on your desktop 2 Click the vault 3 In the toolbar on the right pane click Change Password 4 On the Change the Password for this Vault screen enter the current password in the Current Pa...

Page 14: ...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 sto...

Page 15: ...r has a Z and a Y drive Anti Theft will work its way through the alphabet until it finds a free letter You can access these drives by double clicking the McAfee Anti Theft icon on your desktop Set the...

Page 16: ...ick it to open the files 4 Select the file in the Windows Explorer window and press the DELETE key 5 Click Yes to confirm Warning If you delete a file from a vault it will be placed in the Recycle Bin...

Page 17: ...1 Open McAfee Anti Theft by double clicking the McAfee Anti Theft icon on your desktop 2 Click the vault you want to open 3 In the toolbar on the right pane click Unlock 4 Enter the password for this...

Page 18: ...desktop 2 Click the vault you want to open 3 In the toolbar on the right pane click Unlock 4 Enter the password for this vault 5 Click OK 6 Open the Windows program that you want to use to retrieve th...

Page 19: ...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...

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Page 21: ...r you 1 Open McAfee Anti Theft by double clicking the McAfee Anti Theft icon on your desktop 2 Click the vault you want to open 3 On the toolbar in the right pane click Unlock 4 Click the I forgot my...

Page 22: ...mcafee com You can then install it on top of the trial version Uninstalling Anti Theft To uninstall Anti Theft please see the instructions for removing programs in the Windows Help Warning If you unin...

Page 23: ...ort a vault 13 L Lock a vault 9 M McAfee Anti Theft 3 My vault is read only 20 R Rename a vault 10 Retrieve a file from a vault 16 S Save a file directly into a vault 15 Security software 16 Set the A...

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