How to Password Protect Files on a Mac
Part 1 of 2:
Creating a Folder
- Open
- Click Desktop. It's on the left side of the Finder window.
- Click File. This option is in the upper-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Click New Folder. It's in the File drop-down menu. Doing so will add a new folder to your Mac's desktop with the name field selected.
- Enter a name for your folder. Type in the name that you want to use for your folder, then press ⏎ Return.
- The name that you use here doesn't really matter since you're going to rename the password-protected version of the folder.
- Add files to the folder. Once you've created your folder, you can add the files which you want to password-protect to it by doing the following:
- Go to the files' location.
- Select files to move to the folder by holding down ⌘ Command and clicking each file.
- Press ⌘ Command+X to copy and cut the files.
- Open the folder that you created.
- Press ⌘ Command+V to paste in the files.
Part 2 of 2:
Creating the Disk Image
- Open Disk Utility. Click Spotlight
- You can also find Disk Utility in the Utilities section of the Finder's Go menu item.
- Click File. It's in the upper-left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Select New Image. This is near the top of the File drop-down menu. Selecting it will prompt a pop-out menu to appear.
- Click Image from Folder…. It's in the pop-out menu. Doing so will open a new window.
- Select the folder that you created. Go to the Desktop folder by clicking the drop-down box at the top of the window and clicking Desktop in the drop-down menu, then click your created folder.
- Click Open. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window.
- Enter a title for your folder. Type whatever you want to name your protected folder into the "Save As" text box.
- You cannot use the same title as the folder that you created or any other folder on your desktop.
- You can also select a save location by clicking the "Where" drop-down box and then selecting a folder in the drop-down menu.
- Click the "Encryption" drop-down box. It's near the bottom of the window. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.
- Click 128-bit AES encryption (recommended). You'll find this option in the drop-down box. Doing so opens the password window.[1]
- Create a password. Type your preferred password into both the "Password" text box and the "Verify" text box, then click Choose in the bottom-right corner of the password window.
- Click Save. It's a blue button at the bottom of the window. Doing so will save your settings and create your password-protected folder.
- Use the password-protected folder. To open the folder, double-click it, then enter the password that you set for it when prompted. The folder will open, and a drive-shaped icon will appear on your desktop.
- You may have to restart your Mac before the folder will ask for your password.
- You can close and re-protect the folder by moving the drive-shaped icon into the Trash and then restarting your Mac.
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