How to Password Protect Folders and files on Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu Not all iterations of Operating Systems come with the ability to directly password-protect your files.

Secure your sensitive files on Mac with ease. Learn how to password protect folders on Mac and keep your data safe from prying eyes.

If you want to keep prying eyes away from your private files, check out how to password protect folders on Windows.

But surprisingly, this is no easy task in Mac OS X. Snow Leopard does not have an easy one-click option for password protecting files and folders, which means more work on your end. Maybe one day ...

Encryption is the matter of safety, I've always said. If you want to keep movies, pictures and other files under a safe lock, choose a password protective software from our guide.

This post will show you how to lock a file or folder in Windows 11/10. You can use the built-in method to encrypt folders or third-party apps.

Learn how to password-protect a Mac folder and keep your important files secure with this guide.

Reader James McCormick desires a way to password protect multiple files at one go. He writes: Is there a way to password protect a folder that holds Word or Excel files? I know I can password ...

If you have sensitive data you'd like to keep from prying eyes in a Microsoft Excel file, the easiest way to protect it is with Excel's built-in password tools.

Let's say I have a folder full of "special pictures" and "stuff" on my computer.How does one password protect a folder so that visitors won't be able to access it?This is in Windows XP BTW.