Which property must be enabled to encrypt the Finances folder in Windows?

Which property must be enabled to encrypt the Finances folder in Windows?

• A. Encrypt contents to secure data
• B. Encrypt contents to secure file
• C. Make available offline
• D. Compress contents

Answer: (A)

Opening the folder’s attributes and turning on the option to Encrypt contents to secure data enables Windows to use the Encrypting File System (EFS). This means the files inside the Finances folder are encrypted on disk and can only be read by your account (or others who have access to your encryption certificate). The setting applies to new and existing files in that folder, providing data-at-rest protection on NTFS drives. The other options don’t provide encryption: making files available offline is about caching copies for use without network access, and compressing contents saves space but does not secure the data.

Opening the folder’s attributes and turning on the option to Encrypt contents to secure data enables Windows to use the Encrypting File System (EFS). This means the files inside the Finances folder are encrypted on disk and can only be read by your account (or others who have access to your encryption certificate). The setting applies to new and existing files in that folder, providing data-at-rest protection on NTFS drives.

The other options don’t provide encryption: making files available offline is about caching copies for use without network access, and compressing contents saves space but does not secure the data.