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After zipping a folder with password protection, I am asked for the password on unzipping on the mac.
I transfer it to a usb stick to use on a Windows 10 Home, and it asks me for the password on unzipping also (right click, extract files).
However, I can double left click the zip file, and the files are listed, and I can open the files inside it without being asked for a password.
Expected behavior
I should be asked for a password on double clicking the file in windows.
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@Timbervolt encrypted ZIP files have the contents structure (filenames) unencrypted by design. That's why you can see the structure of the file without needing the password. You can't (should not be able) to extract them without the password in any case.
If you want to also encrypt the filenames I suggest you use 7Z with the "Encrypt filenames" option enabled.
Thank you.
I checked it again just now and I am prompted for the password when I open (not extract) a file in the zip file.
I may have been mistaken to think I was looking in a zip file when probably I was looking in the extracted folder when I was testing the protection.
Apologies.
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After zipping a folder with password protection, I am asked for the password on unzipping on the mac.
I transfer it to a usb stick to use on a Windows 10 Home, and it asks me for the password on unzipping also (right click, extract files).
However, I can double left click the zip file, and the files are listed, and I can open the files inside it without being asked for a password.
Expected behavior
I should be asked for a password on double clicking the file in windows.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: