compressing files with a password

[zoran]

Is there a free file-compressing app that you would you suggest, one that will have an option to set a password for protecting the compressed files?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Use Disk Utility to create a password protected DMG file.

 

[zoran]

Will that way compress files?

 

[MacGizmo]

BetterZip will do the trick.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Will that way compress files?

Yes.

What is a DMG File (And How Do I Use One)?

DMG files are containers for apps in macOS.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[bogdanw]

Is there a free file-compressing app that you would you suggest, one that will have an option to set a password for protecting the compressed files?

Free:
Keka https://github.com/aonez/Keka/releases
PeaZip https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-macos.html
Similar question https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...encrypt-file-to-send-to-someone-else.2334969/

 

[zoran]

Thanks for all the help guys. I have a feeling that .dmg might be the best cause it will open on any Mac without needing to have an app. Isn’t that correct?

 

[bogdanw]

No app needed to open password protected zip files on macOS or Windows.
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/zip-and-unzip-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp2528/mac
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/zip-and-unzip-files-f6dde0a7-0fec-8294-e1d3-703ed85e7ebc

 

[zoran]

You can open, but can u create a password protected zip file?

 

[bogdanw]

From the other thread

You can create a zip file with a password from the command line. e.g.

zip -er test.zip *

will create a password protected file called test.zip (after prompting for the password) that contains all the files in the current directory.

You can decrypt the file with macOS's Archive Utility.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Thanks for all the help guys. I have a feeling that .dmg might be the best cause it will open on any Mac without needing to have an app. Isn’t that correct?

Correct. Keep it simple.

 

[MacBH928]

Free:
Keka https://github.com/aonez/Keka/releases
PeaZip https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-macos.html
Similar question https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...encrypt-file-to-send-to-someone-else.2334969/

do you know if password protected zip files as secure as encrypted dmg files?

 

[bogdanw]

do you know if password protected zip files as secure as encrypted dmg files?

Disk Utility offers 128-bit AES and 256-bit AES encryption

Zip files can be encrypted using Zip 2.0 (Legacy)/ ZipCrypto encryption, 128-bit AES and 256-bit AES
https://kb.corel.com/en/125902
https://github.com/aonez/Keka/wiki/Compressing-with-Keka
https://peazip.github.io/encrypt-files.html
For the moment, 256-bit AES encrypted ZIP files can not be opened with the default Archive Utility on macOS or iOS.