

There are are several options out there, but this method from Macworld has seemed to work great. Later, I thought this might be something I’d need to do again and I wondered if there might be a way to turn this into a service or app. zip -er FILENAME.zip FILESorFOLDERStoCOMPRESS First change your directory in the terminal as this will eliminate the user path file structure being included in the saved zip. I was able to quickly complete the task using the Terminal and entering the following command string thanks to an article I found on. However, I wanted to secure the contents (even just a little) before sending. After you removed files manually the download link won’t work anymore.I recently needed to provide some sensitive documents to someone and the quickest method was email. While we automatically remove your files from our servers we also enable you to remove the files manually. The download link will be available for 24 hours.

To secure a ZIP file using Password Protect application upload your file, type the password, click protect button, and download the protected file. This encryption method provides high protection level against brute-force attacks that are used by attackers to decrypt a protected file. To password protect ZIP files we're using AES encryption with key length 128 bit. You can add a password to a ZIP file within a couple of clicks and download a protected file. Password Protect is a free secure online web application that enables you to protect ZIP files. To make ZIP archives sharing with friends and colleagues safe you can limit access to your ZIP files by setting a password. When the ZIP file is not protected anyone who can access your file can unpack a ZIP and explore its contents. When sharing a files over the internet it is much more convenient to send one file instead of a bunch of files. ZIP also enables us to save some space on disk by compressing files. We typically use ZIP archives to group together files of folders. ZIP is one of the most popular archive file types.
