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,