RAR files are very important in our day-to-day life as they can compress heavy files. It can be protected with a password as well to add an extra layer of protection. If you are someone who is not aware about the way to protect RAR files with a password, then this article is meant for you. Today, I will be sharing a step-by-step guide. So, without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the steps to protect RAR files with a password.
How to protect RAR files with a password on Windows 11
You need to download & install WinRAR on your Windows 11 computer, if the software is not installed on your computer. After that, you need to navigate to the file or folder you want to compress. Then simply right-click the file or folder and select the Add to Archive option.
After that, on the archive name and parameters window, you need to select ‘RAR‘ in the Archive format and click the Set password button under the archiving options.
Now you need to reenter your password and click on the OK button. Now you need to click the OK button on the Archiving with password Window and this is how you can be able to create a password-protected RAR file. After this procedure, the system will be asking you to enter the password whenever you try to extract the RAR file.
Now let’s check out the steps to set a password on the existing RAR archive files on your computer.
For this, you need to right-click on the RAR file that you want to password protect and select Open with WinRAR. Now you need to click on the Tools > Convert Archives option and click the Compression button in the Conversion options section.
On the Set default compression options prompt, you need to click the Set password button and enter the password then simply click on the OK button. After that, click on the OK button on the archiving with a password prompt and click on the OK button on the Convert archives prompt.
So this is how you can be able to protect your RAR files with a password. If you find this tutorial helpful then don’t forget to share this with your friends and family.
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