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How to add a password to an existing archive?
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How can I add a password to an existing ZIP archive?
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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.
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Or you could simply ZIP the existing zip file, adding a password.
This would give you a protected Zip containing the original Zip file.
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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!
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@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.
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This is not available in PA so would not have an answer to the original question.
You are right!
Sorry!
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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
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I agree with you, Klumy!
Thanks!
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I added this wish to the Wishlist forum
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1698#post1698
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I think the easiest way to do it is add support for “Archive Converter” for password.
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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?
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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,
