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Understanding File Permissions

Posted: December 04, 2018
Melissa Pallotti, writer for Dumb Little Man, shares how to use file permissions.

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to File Permissions and Data Security

It’s no secret that our relationship with computers has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Since they became widely commercially available in the late 1970s and early 1980s, computers have gone from simple data processing machines to key components of virtually every aspect of modern life. They’re in our phones, our cars, and even our home appliances. We use them to store everything from our vacation photos to our important professional documents, which of course makes protecting the files we store using our computers essential. Whether files are stored locally on your device or you’ve moved them to the cloud, carefully managing file permissions is one of the most fundamental ways you can protect your information. Not quite sure what file permissions are or why they’re so important? Read the entire article The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to File Permissions and Data Security on Dumb Little Man.