Open 7-Zip and select the drive on which your soon-to-be-compressed folder can be found. Click the folder, then click the "Add" button to bring up the "Add to Archive" window.

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Do you want to add files to an existing ZIP file in Windows 11/10 without extracting and re-zipping everything? Follow this easy guide.

First, most Zip managers, including popular freebie 7-Zip, give you the option of password-protecting any zipped folders (and individual files).

A great feature of ZIP files is that you can add a password to them as an extra layer of security. This way, if an unauthorized party gains access to the file, they won’t be able to view or ...

Everyone has private data on their PC, and one of the best ways to safeguard that is to password protect it. But do you know how to password protect a folder?

It's an extra layer of security you can add to your most sensitive files without too much trouble. How you go about this will depend on the software you're using to create the file in the first place.

Do you want to protect folders and files with a password? Here's how on Windows 11.