# Password Protection
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [August 28, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359 "2009-08-28T17:01:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@jbb666](https://resource.dopus.com/u/jbb666)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/1 "2009-08-28T17:01:23Z")
How do I password protect the folder options and preferences in directory opus? is there a plug in?
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/2 "2009-08-28T20:07:28Z")
The only part of the configuration with an explicit password protection is the FTP site list passwords.
If you're just trying to guard against accidental changes, creating a [config backup](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-backup-or-locate-your-opus-configuration-simple/5465/1) would be the best way. Or you could change the permissions on the config files so that they are read-only.
On a multi-user machine, each user can have their own private config files, if that is the problem you're trying to solve.
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### Author:  [@jbb666](https://resource.dopus.com/u/jbb666)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/3 "2009-08-31T00:17:16Z")
Okay, thanks. which files specifically would i change to read only? I assume its something in application data. thank you for your help. One more question though, is there a way to save the folder settings on a per folder basis, and by folder settings i mean view type, like list, large icons, small icons, etc... and folder position, the specific window size of the lister. I noticed that it will save these settings but it will effect every folder. thanks again.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/4 "2009-08-31T00:55:00Z")
These two FAQs should answer those questions (if not shout):
[ul][li][Back-up or locate your Opus configuration (Advanced)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-backup-or-locate-your-opus-configuration-advanced/8007/1)
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[li][Understand and configure Folder Formats](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-quick-guide/1313/1)[/li][/ul](Yep, you can have special formats for specific folders.)
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### Author:  [@jbb666](https://resource.dopus.com/u/jbb666)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/5 "2009-08-31T05:38:58Z")
thank you. those links took care of all my questions but one, and that is window positioning. by window positioning i mean the restore button. i was able to get it to update the size and position when i close, but it will be the same for every lister opened.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/password-protection/8359/6 "2009-08-31T15:30:03Z")
Folder formats don't store window position, but Layouts do.
If you want an icon on your desktop that opens a specially positioned window showing a particular folder:
[ul][li]Set up the window how you want it.[/li]
[li]Use Settings -\> Lister Layouts -\> Save This Lister.[/li]
[li]Open Settings -\> Preferences / Listers / Layouts.[/li]
[li]Drag the named layout you just created from the list to your desktop to create a shortcut to it.[/li][/ul]
You can also create layouts which remember multiple windows, or bind them to hotkeys instead of shortcuts, etc.