How do I create a password protected ZIP archive?

mail4asim · Feb 17, 2009, 01:44 AM

Is there a free software that allows to create password protected zip/rar archives ?

I have searched all over and can't seem to find a free utility for mac.

Asim

DoFoT9 · Feb 17, 2009, 01:56 AM

Disk Utility is your best friend!!!!!

1. Open disk utility
2. File>New>Blank Disk Image
3. Select name, & size. Encryption will be 128, or 256 whatever you choose (if you choose none you cannot choose a password). Image format you can choose a spare partition, which makes the disk size only as large as the items in it(think of it as a flash drive if you choose sparse).
4. Click "create"

hope this helps

Chase R · Feb 17, 2009, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoFoT9

Disk Utility is your best friend!!!!!

1. Open disk utility
2. File>New>Blank Disk Image
3. Select name, & size. Encryption will be 128, or 256 whatever you choose (if you choose none you cannot choose a password). Image format you can choose a spare partition, which makes the disk size only as large as the items in it(think of it as a flash drive if you choose sparse).
4. Click "create"

hope this helps

This is exactly what I do for private stuff; works awesome!

DoFoT9 · Feb 17, 2009, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase R

This is exactly what I do for private stuff; works awesome!

good eh!!!

pit29 · Feb 17, 2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoFoT9

2. File>New>Blank Disk Image

But that's not what the OP asked for... maybe he wants to send something password protected over to a friend using Windows. A disk image would be of no great use, but a .zip would.

DoFoT9 · Feb 17, 2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pit29

But that's not what the OP asked for... maybe he wants to send something password protected over to a friend using Windows. A disk image would be of no great use, but a .zip would.

well then he should download UnRarX then shouldnt he!!!

HERE!

Chase R · Feb 17, 2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoFoT9

well then he should download UnRarX then shouldnt he!!!

HERE!

Does that allow you to create encrypted .zip files though???

oacory · Feb 17, 2009, 05:52 PM

How do you rar in unrarx? I can only seem to unrar in it. it is called UNRARx.

DoFoT9 · Feb 17, 2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase R

Does that allow you to create encrypted .zip files though???

baha i have no idea.

mail4asim · Feb 17, 2009, 06:48 PM

Thank you all for looking into this. What I am trying to do is create a ZIP or a RAR file of a few pics and send it to another friend who's running windows. On windows there are several FREE programs that would do this. But I'm having a real hard time finding such a FREE program for Mac.

I have gone through Macupdate and VersionTracker and still can't find anything. I am sure that has to be a free program that let's you create password protect zip / rar files.

angelwatt · Feb 17, 2009, 09:23 PM

If you're not afraid of the Terminal you can do this through there.

Code:

zip -e zipname.zip file1.txt other.doc picture.jpg

It'll ask for a password then to verify password and ta da.

Leetut · Oct 7, 2012, 08:06 AM

almost 4 years have passed and theres still no program to create a password protected zip?

i am afraid of terminal actually, totally refuse to use it, its why i bought a mac to simplify things
copying: zip -e zipname.zip file1.txt other.doc picture.jpg into terminal gives
zip warning: name not matched: file1.txt
zip warning: name not matched: other.doc
zip warning: name not matched: picture.jpg

zip error: Nothing to do! (zipname.zip)

probably because im not trying to zip picture.jpg or file1.txt and how is it supposed to know where my file is located?
i dont understand terminal only english!

unarchiver and the other unrarx both do the opposite of what i want

and disk utility is not what i want

looks like i need to ebay this imac junk and buy a pc then

gj.george · Oct 7, 2012, 08:47 AM

Thera are a few actually. For instance:

Keka (free) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/32512/keka
or Archiver (shareware) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33398/archiver

oacory · Oct 8, 2012, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gj.george

Thera are a few actually. For instance:

Keka (free) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/32512/keka
or Archiver (shareware) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33398/archiver

There is also Stuff it but that costs money.

needfx · Oct 8, 2012, 06:40 AM

just take the file on a windows machine (pc, bootcamp, virtual) and use winrar

yey365 · Oct 8, 2012, 07:28 AM

Use the terminal and enter "zip -ejr [name] [path to folder]" less the quotes. As an example zip -ejr test \Desktop\zipmeup

The zip will also be encrypted and the command will prompt you for a password as part of the creation.

Feb 17, 2009, 01:44 AM	#1
mail4asim macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH	How do I create a password protected ZIP archive? Is there a free software that allows to create password protected zip/rar archives ? I have searched all over and can't seem to find a free utility for mac. Asim __________________ 2.5 Ghz Core i5 MacBook Pro Mid 2012 2.16 Ghz Core2Duo iMac Late 2006 2.0 Ghz Core2Duo MacBook Late 2007 1.66 Ghz Core Duo Mac mini Early 2006
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Feb 17, 2009, 01:56 AM	#2
DoFoT9 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CWB, Hong Kong	Disk Utility is your best friend!!!!! 1. Open disk utility 2. File>New>Blank Disk Image 3. Select name, & size. Encryption will be 128, or 256 whatever you choose (if you choose none you cannot choose a password). Image format you can choose a spare partition, which makes the disk size only as large as the items in it(think of it as a flash drive if you choose sparse). 4. Click "create" hope this helps __________________ Official MacRumors IRC @ irc.krono.net #macrumors (Or http://kewlirc.net:9090/) 2012 2.5GHz Mac Mini Dual - 16GB RAM Win8 PC - i5-3570k - 16GB RAM - SSD
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Feb 17, 2009, 06:48 PM	#10
mail4asim Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH	Thank you all for looking into this. What I am trying to do is create a ZIP or a RAR file of a few pics and send it to another friend who's running windows. On windows there are several FREE programs that would do this. But I'm having a real hard time finding such a FREE program for Mac. I have gone through Macupdate and VersionTracker and still can't find anything. I am sure that has to be a free program that let's you create password protect zip / rar files. __________________ 2.5 Ghz Core i5 MacBook Pro Mid 2012 2.16 Ghz Core2Duo iMac Late 2006 2.0 Ghz Core2Duo MacBook Late 2007 1.66 Ghz Core Duo Mac mini Early 2006
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Feb 17, 2009, 09:23 PM	#11
angelwatt Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio	If you're not afraid of the Terminal you can do this through there. Code: zip -e zipname.zip file1.txt other.doc picture.jpg It'll ask for a password then to verify password and ta da. __________________ My Regular Expression Testing Tool Vim Commands Cheat Sheet
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Oct 8, 2012, 07:28 AM	#16
yey365 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004	Password protected Zip files Use the terminal and enter "zip -ejr [name] [path to folder]" less the quotes. As an example zip -ejr test \Desktop\zipmeup The zip will also be encrypted and the command will prompt you for a password as part of the creation.
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Feb 17, 2009, 05:52 PM	#8
oacory macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey	How do you rar in unrarx? I can only seem to unrar in it. it is called UNRARx.
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Oct 7, 2012, 08:06 AM	#12
Leetut macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	almost 4 years have passed and theres still no program to create a password protected zip? i am afraid of terminal actually, totally refuse to use it, its why i bought a mac to simplify things copying: zip -e zipname.zip file1.txt other.doc picture.jpg into terminal gives zip warning: name not matched: file1.txt zip warning: name not matched: other.doc zip warning: name not matched: picture.jpg zip error: Nothing to do! (zipname.zip) probably because im not trying to zip picture.jpg or file1.txt and how is it supposed to know where my file is located? i dont understand terminal only english! unarchiver and the other unrarx both do the opposite of what i want and disk utility is not what i want looks like i need to ebay this imac junk and buy a pc then
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Oct 7, 2012, 08:47 AM	#13
gj.george macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Thera are a few actually. For instance: Keka (free) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/32512/keka or Archiver (shareware) http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33398/archiver
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Oct 8, 2012, 06:40 AM	#15
needfx macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: macrumors apparently	just take the file on a windows machine (pc, bootcamp, virtual) and use winrar
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