One reason we like BetterZip so much is that it makes it easy to compress and protect files, and it also lets you keep syncing folders to your cloud storage containers. It’s especially important for those of us who use cloud storage, because if your container is hacked, all of your sensitive data could be made public.
More of us should use passwords to protect our files and folders, especially when it comes to important documents.
In the ensuing menu, check the “Encrypt” boxĤ. Select the PDF file you want to password protect. Enter a password for the Note you’d like to protect. In the menu bar of the Notes window, click the ‘lock’ icon. Select the file you want to protect with a password. If you don’t need the non-password protected folder, remember to delete it. You will now have two folders – the disk image and the original folder. A folder disk image will be created (it will have the suffix. This will ensure you can edit your folder in the future. Click the drop down box next to Image Format and select read/write. It’s always a good idea to learn how to create strong passwords. Enter it again to verify (this ensures you don’t make a mistake). Now enter the password you want to use to protect the folder. Click the Encryption drop down and select either 128-bit AES encryption or 256-bit AES encryption. You will need to choose a level of encryption. Select the folder that you want to password protect and click Choose. Click Image From Folder from the list of options. Now, with Disk Utility open, click File and move your mouse over New Image. You can also find it via Spotlight – press the Command and Spacebar on your keyboard and type “Disk Utility”. To find this, launch Finder, click Applications in the left-side menu, and click the Utilities folder. And since you’ll encrypt the data at the same time, anyone who doesn’t know your password won’t be able to read it. 
Thanks to built-in or third-party tools, it’s easy to protect files and folders on your Mac with a password. This is especially true if you let other people use your Mac, but computers can also be broken into by people from the outside.
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