This is the reason most of the softwares are available on ZIP file extension. The wide applications of this tool thus needs serious protection otherwise a greater extent of information compressed in a ZIP file can be misused if fallen in wrong hands. Here in this article we would demonstrate few methods to create password protected ZIP file. Keep reading to know the methods in details.
Follow the instructions below to know how to add the password to your compressed files:. Step 1. Step 4. From the following pop up window, input your password twice for confirmation and then click "Ok". Step 5. If you further wish to disable the password protection, simply go to the "File" option again, and choose "Remove Password" Decryption from the context menu. The above mentioned method is only restricted to Windows XP operating system.
Open a search for more solutions to password protect files and folders. How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows? Tip Before password protecting any document, you may want to create a backup of the non-password protected files and folder in case you forget the password in the future. Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10 users. Microsoft Windows XP Professional users. Microsoft Windows XP Home users. Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windows. Things to remember when encrypting or password protecting files and folders.
How to password protect Microsoft Word and Excel documents. From now on, when you open the zipped folder, Windows will prompt you for the password. I should mention that you can generalize this process a bit, by first creating a zipped folder with a password, then adding a whole bunch of files to it.
This way, you can have one password protected folder for all your sensitive files, instead of creating a zipped folder for each file. To do so, right-click in the empty space on the desktop or in any open folder , select New, and then click Compressed zipped Folder. Enter a name for the compressed folder, press ENTER, and you'll see a new folder icon marked with a zipper. Add a password like we did above. Now you can use drag and drop to move one or many files to the password protected folder.
If you have Windows XP Professional, there is another option to turn on passwords for shared folders. It involves disabling the "Simple File Sharing" option the default in XP and then creating additional user accounts on your computer, which can be authorized to access certain shared folders with a password. It's ugly, arcane, and it doesn't really do what we want to do add a password to a single file , so I'm not going to go into detail on this.
If you're motivated and a tad geeky, you can read this additional information on password protecting a folder in XP Pro. There are some programs available that claim to add password protection to Windows XP files and folders, but I have not tried any of them. If you have, post a comment below This article was posted by Bob Rankin on 22 May Posted by: krunal 30 May If you email a file from a "locked" folder to someone, that file can be opened without a password.
Posted by: Jay 05 Jun This did not work for me. There is such an option under "Add", but even after entering the password twice, I was still able to open both the.
I have WinZip 8. In Winzip, I found that using the "Encrypt" option does prompt for a password. Posted by: paul 22 Nov Posted by: g 25 Nov Typically these programs use a brute force guesswork approach, sometimes with hints from the person who forgot the password. Posted by: Brian 01 Jan When the compressed folder is opened, and the "File, Add Password" command is envoked, nothing happens You do not get the normal Message Box that says that XP is adding a password to a file.
Has anyone else had success with password protecting large files? I don't know if adding RAM will help, but you could try.
Posted by: Bob Harrell 03 Feb I can not make this work. Shramika i want to lock my folder with a password. This option is available on NTFS drives only?? Windows Password Recovery Tool 3. In the My Computer window, double click the drive where Windows is installed, and then double click Documents and Settings. Double click your user folder, right-click the folder that you want to make private, and then click Properties.
Repeat the steps above for each folder that you want to make private.
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