How to put the password on the archive to protect the data?

How to put the password on the archive? Unfortunately, not all users know the answer to this question. The presence of the password allows you to secure the information stored on the computer or transmitted to other users. It is desirable to use it when it comes to important documents and files. In this article we will tell you in detail how to put the password on the archive. It's about the most popular programs that allow you to maximally compress information without losing its quality. This is WinRar and 7zip.

How does password protection work?

If you are wondering what the password-protected archive will look like, we'll tell you about it. Visually, there will not be any changes in the system, but when you click on the folder with a mouse, a special window will open, in which the user will be asked to enter symbols to access the file. As in any system, you need to take into account the keyboard layout language and the register.

How to put the password on the archive?

And now let's find out what needs to be done to ensure data protection. Please note that you can set the password for the archive only when it was created. After the files are added to it, you will not be able to install the protection. Therefore, if you want to assign a password, but the archive has already been created, you will have to create it again. How can I put the password on the archive? In WinRar and 7zip, the actions are similar, so we will not talk about each utility separately.

1. Make sure that the program is installed on your computer.

2. Find the files on the PC that need to be archived.

3. Select all that will be compressed in the future, and right-click on the elements.

4. In the drop-down menu, select "Add to archive" ("Add to file name" in this case is not suitable for us).

5. A window opens in which we need to specify the file name, select the archive format, the compression level.

6. At the very bottom of the settings window there is a button "Set password". It is with her help that you can put the password on the archive rar, zip, rar 5.

7. After clicking on the button, another window opens before you. In the first field you have to enter the password, in the second - to repeat it. For convenience, you can use the viewing of the input characters. To activate this function under the second field, check the "Show password" section. Keep in mind that the password will also be displayed when you enter it when you try to open files.

8. After setting the password, click on the "Ok" button, thus closing the password section, and again "Ok" to save the settings and start creating the archive.

Recommendations

Do you know how to put the password on the archive? Test yourself:

• The password must be complex and include letters, punctuation marks, symbols, and also letters of different registers;
• Do not specify your password as a password, your dog's nickname, and anything that could be obvious to a potential intruder.

After the files are added to the archive, you can independently check how the protection system works. Just click on the newly created album. You make sure that the password is really set. This way you can protect any information that you are going to store or transfer to another person.