How To Encrypt A Folder With Password Protection In OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Do you have confidential data in your Mac that needs to be locked with secure passwords to prevent unwanted access?
 

You can easily encrypt a folder on your Mac without any additional tools. You can create an encrypted disk image from your specified folder directly.

 

Open up Disk Utility.
Then, click on File > New > Disk Image From Folder.
Select the folder you want to encrypt, and click Image.
Choose ‘read/write’ if you want your folder to be edit-able (if not, just choose another format), and choose ’128-bit AES encryption’.

Type in any password you desire, and very importantly, make sure the checkbox for ‘Remember password in my keychain’ is NOT ticked, else it will defeat the whole purpose of encrypting your folder.

 


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