May 15, 2011 · Is it possible to add a password to an existing zipfile with 7zip without going to all the trouble of unpacking it and re-packing it again?

I added file to archive and set password which casused everything to update. Now archive is password protected, but has unnecessary file. I removed it and archive remained protected.

Dec 22, 2011 · The Unix equivalent of a password-protected .zip file would probably be called something like foo.tar.gz.gpg or foo.tgz.gpg. And there are open-source zip and unzip tools for Unix, though they may not provide all the capabilities of the Windows versions (I'm fairly sure the newer .zipx format isn't supported).

Jul 12, 2010 · I want to password protect the file. What is the command to do this (I have Googled, but found nothing that shows how to create and extract compressed files using a password).

May 11, 2022 · I am looking to create a password protected zip file in Windows 10 using command prompt. The closet I've got is this powershell script that creates a zip file without a password.

Jul 26, 2018 · When I try to extract output file, it asks for password: To encrypt file name, you need to add -mhe=on option to encrypt file header. But this option does not work with zip format. To make it work for 7z format, make following changes: change target file name set DestZip=D:\Destinationtest\BACKUP.7z Edit last line

Jan 1, 2020 · How can I password protect a zip file in Win 10, without using an external program such as 7-zip etc.?

Jun 11, 2016 · I just tried to encrypt a folder with 7-Zip by a command line, choosing a password, but when double-clicking on the ZIP file, it shows me the files list without asking any password. Is there a way...

May 23, 2023 · 1 A 7Zip archive created with a password using the command in the post can be opened without asking for the password. The password is only required when accessing the files that are included in the locked archive. To prevent the archive from opening at all, add for a better encryption the parameter -mhe=on, described as :

Are you using the current version of WinZip (V24)? It installs and works just fine on Windows 10. I have it running here. 7-Zip also can create password protected ZIP files and it works on Windows 10 as well. I like WinZip best.