

To make navigating around Terminal easier, find the folder containing the documents you want to compress and drag them onto your desktop. On a Mac computer running MacOS Big Sur or later, you can use Terminal to quickly create a password-protected zip file.

Enter and verify your password for the zipped file.Select the type of zipped file you’d like to create.Select “Archive” at the bottom of the window.

Drag a file or folder onto the Archiver app window.If you have any questions about this information, please submit a Technical Support ticket.How do I password protect a zip file in Mac OS X? These steps will produce an encrypted Zip file which will display only the name of the first Zip file when it is opened. You can use the No Compression setting for the second Zip file. Zip files will not compress further when added to another Zip file.

You should click the From PC or Cloud button on the Create/Share (Edit) Tab instead. When you drop a Zip file into an open WinZip window, the assumption made by the program is that you want to open that Zip file. * Note: You cannot add one Zip file to another by using drag and drop in an open WinZip window.
