Folder Guard data files

The files to keep the restrictions

Folder Guard uses the files with the extension .FGA (that stands for Folder Guard Attributes) to store the protection settings that you have set up. The information stored in such files includes the protection attributes you have assigned to the files, folders and filters, the list of users you have added to the User List, the permissions you have set up for each user, as well as other related information.

When you run Folder Guard for the first time, it creates an FGA file for you in the common application data folder on your hard disk. When you run Folder Guard next time, it opens the previously used restrictions file. The name of the current restrictions file is displayed in the title bar of the main window of Folder Guard.

In most cases it is sufficient to have just one such file to store the restrictions, but you may create several FGA files, containing different restrictions, to be used on different occasions, if you wish. Note, however, that only one such file can be active at any given time: the last file that you have saved to the disk with Folder Guard. If you want a different FGA file to become active, open it with Folder Guard and choose the Save command from the menu. That will make that file active and use its restrictions to protect your computer.

Other files

When you save changes to the restrictions file, Folder Guard creates several other files in the local application data folder, such as Default.FGD, FGuard.FGP, etc. Folder Guard uses these files while protecting your computer; do not delete or modify them, because doing so may disrupt the operation of Folder Guard.