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.

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?

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

To encrypt an archive in 7-zip, once you’re at the Add to Archive dialog box, enter a password and select the Encryption method AES-256.

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