Select the folder you want to password-protect from the pop-up file browser window.Ĥ. Choose “File > New Image > New Image from Folder…” from the menu bar.ģ. Open Disk Utility from Spotlight or /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app.Ģ. The original folder will remain untouched and can be deleted once the contents of the disk image are confirmed.ġ.
This will create a new dmg file, which will be password-protected. You can password-protect the contents of a folder by copying them to a password-protected disk image.
You can password protect folders in macOS using the built-in Disk Utility application or a third-party tool called Encrypto. This has the effect of protecting your folder and the files it contains with a password.
However, you can still protect your data by placing the folders and files in password-protected containers. Security enthusiasts have likely noticed that folders can’t be directly password protected in macOS.
