Forum Discussion
How to encrypt a file on mac for password protection?
Any Mac user here? I found out it is more quick to get a reply in here and more user friend than the official apple community. I need to encrypt a sensitive file on my Mac (running macOS Sequoia), b...
When it comes to how to encrypt a file on Mac. Using Terminal If you prefer a quick way to encrypt a single file into a password-protected archive:
- Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
- Use the zip command with encryption:
zip -e protectedfile.zip /path/to/your/file
- You'll be prompted to enter a password.
- This creates a password-protected ZIP archive containing your file.
Note: ZIP encryption is not as strong as disk images, but it's quick and convenient.
About how to encrypt a file on Mac. Using Terminal's zip -e is a fast, easy, and built-in way to password-protect files, especially suitable for quick encryption of individual files or small sets. For more secure encryption, disk images are preferable, but for simplicity and speed, zip -e is very handy.