How to add a password to an existing archive?

klumy

How can I add a password to an existing ZIP archive?

ivan

The only way is to extract archive to some folder and then recompress that folder using password. There is no way just to add “password” to any archive - you must encrypt data using this password so in any case you must use original files and compress them again.

TBGBe

Or you could simply ZIP the existing zip file, adding a password.
This would give you a protected Zip containing the original Zip file.

Serhiy

I think that it is incorrectly!

“Windows XP zip-folders” tool can encrypt symply by
choosing “Add a Password” in menu File
(screenshot)

PA must have this feature!

Thanks!

TBGBe

@NTFS:

I think that it is incorrectly!

Not really.

The windows XP (and W*zip) menu options to do this, still perform an extract followed by a re-compress with password operation as described by Ivan - just done invisibly/automatically.

This is not available in PA so would not have an answer to the original question.
Maybe add to Wishlist if someone (not me) feels it would be a benefit.

Serhiy

@TBGBe:

This is not available in PA so would not have an answer to the original question.

You are right!
Sorry!

klumy

@TBGBe:

Not really.

The windows XP (and W*zip) menu options to do this, still perform an extract followed by a re-compress with password operation as described by Ivan - just done invisibly/automatically.

This is not available in PA so would not have an answer to the original question.
Maybe add to Wishlist if someone (not me) feels it would be a benefit.

Good idea. Maybe we can have this as wish feature for the next version ;)

Serhiy

I agree with you, Klumy!
Thanks!

klumy

I added this wish to the Wishlist forum ;)

http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1698#post1698

ivan

I think the easiest way to do it is add support for “Archive Converter” for password.

By-Tor

@ivan:

I think the easiest way to do it is add support for “Archive Converter” for password.

I agree, but wouldn’t that change things as far as trying to convert files to the same archive type?

spwolf

Indeed it would. We would have to somehow reliably rename the file which would then cause other issues (which is why originally support for converting to same format was removed).

I think the best option would be to make it an right-click option and do to some tricky re-compressing for selected files.

I will move this thread to already requested wish at wishlist forums tomorrow so we have clear sight of it for 9.5…

thanks,