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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 17, 2022
User security is increasing concern by people. It is no surprising to hide and lock your folder to protect your folder. As we all known, apple is running MacOS operating system that is one of the safest desk operating system in the word to protect your folders, but it’s not enough, you still need to hide or lock your folders/files with some professional file lock tools to make sure anyone can not access or view your sensitive information while they using your Macbook/iMac. To be honest, there are many useful ways for you to hide and encrypt your folders on Mac. Here we go!
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UkeySoft File Lock for Mac, a professional file hider tool, which lets you hider and lock your files and folders on Mac. Then you never worry about your sensitive and important data are viewed by prying eyes. Once you hided your files and folders with UkeySoft File Lock for Mac you need to enter a right password to view the them and no one can view your hidden files and folders. With its help, Your files and folders can on Mac can successfully and greatly keep security. Indeed, UkeySoft File Lock for Mac can run on MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro with macos mojave, macOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 and above. To hide your file with UkeySoft Lock for Mac, you just follow these easy steps below.
Step 1. Install and download UkeySoft File Lock for Mac
First of all, in the UkeySoft official website, you can easily to find UkeySoft File Lock(Mac) and install it on your Mac.
Step 2. Add your files and folders on Mac
Double click the UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and turn on it. Then, click on “+” button to add a folder or file which you want to hide. You also can drag a folder or file to the hiding list.
Tips: You can add you photos, videos and all types of document to hide with UkeySoft File Lock for Mac.
Step 3. Set your folders as invisible
After you selected and added your folders in the hiding list, you need to set the folders as invisible to hide them. Look at the screenshot and click “Invisible”.
Step 4. Set a password to protect your folders
You can also to set a password to lock your files and folders.
Please tick "Require Password" and enter a password. Then anyone can not view the locked files and folders without the password.
Tips: Above steps, you have already hide your folders and files.
If you want to show your hidden folders, please launch UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and enter the password you set before. Then select the folders which you want to be visible.
Free download the UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and start to hide/password protect your import files & folders on Mac.
Keka is a reliable file archive on Mac. With this tool, you can archive your all MacOS files in an easy way. Keka claims to store more and share privacy. It can create files in these formats, such as 7Z/ZIP/TAR/DMG/ISO, etc. Then, how is its encryption? It uses AES-256 encryption specification for your 7z files and Zip 2.0 legacy encryption specification for your Zip files. It is popular among Mac users because its user interface is intuitive to use, and make them easily understand how it works while they are using it. The detail steps is followed.
Step 1. After download the Keka, launch the keka File Archiver on your Mac and click on “Zip”.
Step 2. In the Settings panel, enter the password and confirm it again.
Step 3. After done, select a folder you want to password protect and drag them into the keka window. Now it starts to password protect your folder with the password you set before.
An apple product user, there are many tools work on apple protect for you to protect your folder. In this part, we introduce a software only works on Mac—MacPaw Hider. MacPaw Hider creates a secure digital hidey-hole on your Mac that make your digital files/folders stay security. It is also a reliable encryption program which uses AES-256 encryption for encrypting files and folders, and for notes, tags, and external drives. The steps is following.
Step 1. Download and install MacPaw Hider
Step 2. Launch the MacPaw Hider, the “Create Vault” is open, and you asked to create a password for vault. Then tick the “Backup Password to keychain” that saves you password.
Step3. Now, you can see the vault pane is empty. You can click on the “+” bottom to add files/folders or you can drag the files/folders into the vault pane quickly.
Encrypto is another excellent encryption software of MacPaw. Definitely, it also helps you to password protect your file/folder and avoid them to be attacked by hackers and malware. Then your files/folders you encrypt will be safe on your Mac. What is more, once you encrypt your files/folders, they still can be protected when you send them via e-mail, Messages, AirDrop, Dropbox, USB stick. You can follow the guide below.
Step1. At first, you need to download and install Encrypto on your Mac.
Step2. Launch it, then, drag or add the folder into the Encrypto.
Step3. Input the password, and click on “Encryption” bottom. The folder will save in the Mac.
Hide/Lock/Password protect your folder on your Mac is a basically security awareness in the information age. This is 4 best ways for you to hide and password protect your folders on Mac, we hope you will find a useful way among these 4 ways. If you are looking for a way to hide and lock your folder on Mac, this full tutorial can help you, please share this article to your friend to protect data on computer.
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