

WinRAR is an application that allows you to create and manage. It’s fully up to your personal preference - both applications get the job done. For this, we recommend one of the two software below. If you desire proper password protection, you’ll need to use third-party tools. If this key is lost, you won’t be able to properly view the contents of the protected file or folder again. Make sure to backup your decryption key.Choose either Encrypt the file and its parent folder (recommended) or Encrypt the file only, then select OK to close the Confirm Attribute Changes window. Click OK to close the Advanced Attributes window. Place a check the Encrypt contents to secure data box.

zip file or compressed folder which you want to protect, then select Properties.

In Windows Explorer, highlight and right-click on the files you would like to put into a zipped file.
