Password protect ZIP file in Mac OS X
In this article, we will show you how you can password protect your zip file in Mac OS X. To create a ZIP file and set the password to it using Mac, you simply need to follow the following steps:
- Open Terminal
- Open folder where target file is located by running the command:
- cd “path of folder”
- Run the following command:
- zip -er “my-file.zip” “target file or folder”
- It will ask password twice.
It may take longer for large files. You can then use the encrypted file on all iOS-based devices like Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc.
Learn how to password protect a ZIP file in PHP from this tutorial.
If you are a windows user, you can use the 7-zip software to password-protect the files.
