Password Protect Any Folder on the Mac

[@louiskaye8083]

I've learned so much from the live classes. If you haven't subscribed already do so it really is free and I'm a 100% fan of PC classes online. Keep up the good work David & team.

[@preetindersingh3396]

This is lots of work to go through protecting a folder. Apple should just have a direct right click on the folder and have a menu for password protect and not change the image of the folder either.

[@stephenluke8855]

exactly. so much messing about when all you need is a simple right click password menu. I lost the will to live in the end and gave up in the end. After all that I had no idea if it had worked and guess what ? it didn't

[@Bassmunchkin1]

David, everytime I watch another video of yours, I am amazed at how much brilliant info you are willing to share. I always click like and leave a comment to show my appreciation. This password info is absolutely priceless... thanks millions once again :-)

[@gomezadams9900]

Update for Thomas Yes you can add files to your protected folder as long as you select the option to read and write when creating the disk image. I tried it and it works.

[@musicopoto]

Awesome info, thanks! Does it have a size limit? I tried but it says files are to big to save, confusing. Any suggestions?

[@gomezadams9900]

I ran into the same problem because I had reached the limit in that folder. I think this is because you probably need to select the size of the protected folder when creating it.

[@fitforsoccer000]

I like short and sweet videos like this.

[@pauls7056]

Amazing, David. As usual you make something that seems frightening very simple! Thanks for posting.

[@coeja2806]

Now that I have a protected disk image, how do I add items to that protected folder? Also, if I want to unprotect it, how do I undo it? Thanks, I just bought my first Mac and your videos have been my go to for learning.

[@mohamudadan6384]

i have a question and my q is how i can ad a photo in my protected folder

[@daveelliott9531]

GREAT Information and easy to find

[@marksuskifrontoffice2950]

This was easy to follow and I thank you for the video

[@KOSx15]

AWESOME video thanks every other video i looked up was to complicated but this was easy and fast thanks

[@mdpurisima06]

Hi David, First, thanks for your videos. It's very informative. Do you have a videos regarding, DNS, VPN, Proxy, and TOR? I'm not sure if you're allowed to discuss TOR, but it will be very helpful for us. Please let us know the risks in using it and your suggestions. Thanks!

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

Great video.Thanks!

[@rhmpls]

This is great, I will recommend this to others.

[@mohitsingh2242]

Thank you 🙏 Really helpful.

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

I cannot believe in 2019, there is no easy way to password protect an external drive...ludicrous

[@6966jose]

Hi can you show us how to protect a power point document with a password on the Mac because I can do on windows but not on Mac

[@gameplayplanet5015]

Could you make a video about accessibility on mac and windows, please?

[@sebastianspatafore5117]

the dmg is expandable? to how much size???

[@seifutareke673]

great lesson

[@leiasniri]

Cool stuff! Cheers David..!

[@Editingworld4042]

can this method work on folder in external drive too

[@allanes5]

This is great! However, how dan we edit a password protected file?

[@mariselagonzalez1330]

+David A. Cox I have a question, I recently formatted a JPEG Image into a PDF on mac. The image looks great after I changed its format; however, when I reduce its size for MB to KB for space it looks blurry. How can I fix that? Thanks, your videos are helpful!

[@kaa1135]

this was great however, I did this to a file of excel docs then when i tried to change and update them, it would not let me. instead it created and named (numeric random) the changes i made to a different doc and told me to find it and rename it. could even find it. any suggestions? im just doing my financials on an excel spreadsht and want to update them daily then save and keep them password protected. Thank You David!

[@shilcrypto1329]

I Hi David, thanks for the informative video. It helped me create a folder with pw protection and I saved a word doc in the folder, what I noticed was that the word file became read only although I am the administrator, how can I change that? Thanks again

[@ssam5232]

but it's not a folder, it's a disk :(

[@jl-qi2sy]

All you need to do is change the image into a folder and your done

[@tahitiantreats]

JL, it doesn't let you edit the content because it's now a disk (no longer a folder)

[@bombbovine7854]

Could you do A video on how to get desktop items into the launchpad?

[@prakashsinghbisht4475]

very helpful. thank you very much

[@jeremylovera4954]

great video! one question. its great to have to a protected folder but the images from iphoto are still there. the intention is to hide the photos. i have deleted the pictures from iphoto and in the folder it is just white pages until you have to click. any help or suggestions?

[@ShasieTarot]

Thank you ! AWESOME!!!

[@wakeuptruth8736]

What if i accidently clicked save before unchecking the keychain and is there a certain way i can access other passwords in the keycjain

[@aureuslarano6611]

Great Video.

[@Stingerbillion]

Question: if you decide to clean your mac, do those pictures or documents also get trashed/cleaned? Or do you have them available regardless?

[@jesse5711]

this guy is great love it keep up the good work.

[@akhgh07]

thank you David ...this was really helpful i just want to ask you ,,, is the time machine backing up involve these protected folders like any folders on the computer ? or i have to do something special with these protected folders ..? also if you recommend a way to keep such a folder like that save and secure even the mac broken down..please tell us Thank you so much

[@Paganprincess1970]

I followed this step by step on my Macbook Air and when I click on the "DMG" icon on the desktop at the end it opens right up without the need of a password. Yes, I did input one in both boxes and they matched.

[@jackpeters9577]

I had the same issue. It only asks for my password on the first attempt. 'remember password in my keychain' was unchecked as suggested. Anyone got a solution? :)

[@jilesquinton9359]

When your done with the disk image, you must hit eject to again lock it. Do not delete the .dmg file.

[@iRaKLSS]

Thanks man your the best .. We all love you :p

[@kerkuky]

What if you select read and write, instead of compressed?

[@LadyHellkats]

Thank you so much this really helped and was easy to follow! Cheers appreciated

[@mohammedkhalidshariff1487]

Can you please help me to reset folder password. I forget the password. Please guide me through this process. Thank

[@photographerjonathan]

If saving video in a folder. Is the 128 bit compress file the same quality as the original. I want to trash the unlocked folder.

[@chuxx7335]

Hi David. If you permanently trash the folder/file in your password protected folder after you’ve created it. When you open the password created folder, will the folders/files still be there ?

[@zhoratsabadze9099]

thanks you bro, works fine even on El Capitan

[@LuisBasilio1969]

Hi there ,i’ve forgot the password is there any WAY to recover the fotos ?

[@IgorsPlay]

You are LEGEND :) thanks man

[@arunjoseph3766]

David please help me. I have forgot my password. I accidentally selected the password from keychain. I need to delete the disk or need to unlock because it's around 1Gb and I don't want to waste that much storage from my MacBook

[@qagaming1979]

Thank you sir

[@sammydiamond8041]

once you've put the password on how can you add more things to it ?

[@diginglish]

Hey, thanks for the tutorial. Can i be a bit out of topic? Currently, I'm using Mac OS Mojave . . but I'm interested in how the icons on your dock look . . they look kinda 3D. Like real objects sitting on a table. Is it possible that I do that on Mojave? and how? please . . Your reply would be appreciated :)

[@Princess333331]

if i did that to a folder in a flash memory and i open this flash either by my os x laptop or by windows laptop, it will be protected by the password that i chose it or not ?

[@mannyg.forever5730]

How do you add files to it? Is that not an option?

[@sammydiamond8041]

this is what id like to know hehe

[@alittlebitofeverything6731]

After you set the password, click choose and select. Under IMAGE FORMAT, select Read/Write. This will allow you to add more files and create more folders within.

[@tarponjohn]

can one then save folder to usb and give someone password and then they can open on their computer ?

[@tradextalks]

I make a password protected dmg file in my Mac what happen when that dmg file try to open in another mac device Is it still require password to open it??

[@wickedrisk7118]

i put the pictures in the file then the trash and now i got them protected by a password, but i can still see them in finder under image, why is this?

[@magamamedov1934]

beautiful !!! thanks!!

[@bimoyadisoemarmo8387]

Hi, thank's for the tutorial. Can the password protected folder open in PC ? Coz the extension is dmg which is for Mac. Thank's

[@Warg00]

If you found the way, please share it. (Mac-Windows folder protection)

[@HHShark3]

I followed your steps. It asked for the password and I gave it. It opened just fine. Then closed it and it doesn't ask for the password again. it just opens by clicking on the new dmg file. what's up? how do you get it to reset and ask for the password again? I deleted the original file.

[@aiapaimei]

Awesome!!

[@arunthavam2494]

I cant find file one the new mac osx system?

[@tomin_kurisunkal]

we are unable to add new files into the folder. tried to format the disk but it failed

[@TostEZ28]

Could this work with applications???

[@rastoblazej3680]

you are amazing

[@suek938]

How do I hide ALL my pictures? I moved them in albums but they remain on the main area. I want that hidden if anyone goes onto my MAC.

[@rochellerobinson7813]

once you protect the folder, can you add other files to it? how?

[@vd792]

no, because it's not a folder but a single file. he's calling it incorrectly

[@alittlebitofeverything6731]

After you set the password, click choose and select. Under IMAGE FORMAT, select Read/Write. This will allow you to add more files and create more folders within.

[@virajedits6234]

When ever I click on that file it opens directly without asking any password

[@ItzGoldfish1]

Thanks!

[@busywhilehavingalife]

One challenge with this way of protecting a folder is that, if the imaged folder is open, and another user opens their account on the mac, that open folder will be available to them as well...

[@Dwavard]

Great job :-)

[@davidyan7354]

How do you then open that dmg folder on a PC?

[@jodi1957]

thanks

[@jeremoe1]

I followed each step, but it didn't work on my Mac (OSX). I can still open the file without using a password.

[@jeremoe1]

Najja Foluke OK. I got it to work by deleting the original from the flash drive and the one on the desktop. To access it, I click on the magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner that opens spotlight, type in disk and scroll down to the file and click it, then it ask for the password and it opens. Thanks for the helpful video.

[@LeonardoChavezRivas]

Does this allows you to continue to input files into that image?

[@busywhilehavingalife]

nope

[@aikomorioka5024]

what if you don’t want the file to be so obviously named encrypted file

[@sourabhpugalia5005]

How Can I Remove Password After Creating A Password Protected Folder ?

[@ichsandoonx]

thanks so much..

[@pavithrand2385]

What to do if we forget password?

[@daveharrison2057]

this does not seem to work with yosemite in file there is no new tab

[@ACAB81ANONYMOUS]

Works fine for me and I have Yosemite

[@akhgh07]

Thank you for both of you

[@akhgh07]

Ahmad Alghamdi i asked apple support ,, they told me time machine back up ,, backing up every thing on the internal drive ... this is really cool Thank you

[@tifalikespocky5938]

Can you change the icon of the encrypted file?

[@vincent3829]

+---♥Ms. Alpaca♥--- yes

[@tifalikespocky5938]

YASS!

[@Irida24]

Thank you so very much!! If you helped me make a password protected file there is hope for everyone after all.

[@gomezadams9900]

Let me begin by answering the comments from assassin 404 and Thomas Bolland. I agree, apple should add that feature to right click and let you password protect files and folders. But until they do, this is the best option/solution if you want to protect sensitive files on your Mac. To Thomas, I tried to add a file to my protected folder and it would not let me so your answer is once you have created the disk image you cannot add to it. You would need to create another protected folder with a different file name. Now David; to add to this video, I was curious whether I could move that protected folder to my time capsule and still be able to access it. And the answer is yes. Once you have gone through these steps, moving any files stored in your time capsule to the desktop first. Then moving the protected folder back into the time capsule. It will work the same as if it was being stored the folder on your mack hard drive. Just remember to eject that disk once your finished with it. I hope this is helpful to others like me who back up all their important files to external hard drives. But I can't say for sure whether it will work an all brands as I'm only using time capsule at this time.

[@alittlebitofeverything6731]

After you set the password, click choose and select. Under IMAGE FORMAT, select Read/Write. This will allow you to add more files and create more folders within.

[@shirke01]

I create disk image from folder then I put back in trash that image it should ask me a password but it didnt.

[@sal5231]

why can't I add more files to the protected folder when its open? Thanks

[@area51r]

+Sal Salone they don't answer questions from people who watched there video's & have questions

[@alittlebitofeverything6731]

After you set the password, click choose and select. Under IMAGE FORMAT, select Read/Write. This will allow you to add more files and create more folders within.

[@zachgiles54]

it only works with images in my folder

[@arunkmr.m8]

what if someone deletes Protected.dmg file

[@MyIronman8]

Yeah you sure how to unlock it how you lock it back up

[@arunjoseph3766]

Not possible for Mac OS sierra

[@Intellectualguy_0108]

Its not working, the disk utility freezes after 70-80% every time i do it. I have 13 gb files in a folder.

[@yashpreetricky]

Awesome

[@tenecela1]

nice

[@philipschrader596]

how do I delete the disk image ?

[@lipo-tz2qn]

tap get info and them drag any folder to the disk image and it should change

[@MiRZ11]

champion thank you

[@oadelano_007]

wow Thanks

[@infinitybow408]

Remember to delete the disk if you do not wan't anybody having access to it anymore. Delete the Disk, not the .dmg

[@yadavramkesh9]

Nice information, but a problem, if anybody not able to see .dmg file, that's great, but he can delete (trash) the folder (.dmg) or file, A big lack . give me any other free solution :)

[@don.timeless4993]

Not good if there many users. If you forget to eject the image another users can enter the image

[@fidelsmith-bey3541]

i don't know if I'm allowed to empty the trash

[@area51r]

+fidel smith-bey they don't answer questions from people who watched there video's & have questions

[@jl-qi2sy]

Why does it take so long?

[@animals674]

how can i get my permanent deletes files back.

[@eddytang490]

+ngajay norbu don't think you can... that's why it's permanent

[@animals674]

thanks

[@ashtongooch5383]

it did not work on my

[@OMG_BeCkY]

You'd think Apple would offer an easier way to do this. Astonishing.