{"id":3554,"date":"2016-05-03T06:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T06:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2023-04-14T06:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T06:42:25","slug":"two-options-to-create-password-protected-rar-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/two-options-to-create-password-protected-rar-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Options to Create Password Protected RAR File in WinRAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As common compression software, WinRAR is used usually to create RAR archive even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/two-options-to-create-password-protected-rar-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create password protected RAR file<\/a><\/strong>. If you also have this problem about how to encrypt RAR file as you like, please follow the article. What I know is that there are two options in WinRAR provided for users to <strong>set password to protect RAR file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#option1\">Option 1: Create RAR archive only to view but not be extracted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#option2\">Option 2: Create RAR file not to be opened, viewed or extracted<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No matter which option you choose to encrypt RAR file, you would need password if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/rar-password\/how-to-extract-encrypted-rar-file-without-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extract encrypted RAR file<\/a> or open files in encrypted RAR archive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Run WinRAR software and click <strong>Wizard<\/strong> in toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-wizard-in-winrar.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-wizard-in-winrar.png\" alt=\"choose wizard in winrar to create archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-wizard-in-winrar.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-wizard-in-winrar-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> In following <strong>Wizard: Choose the operation<\/strong> window, choose <strong>Create a new archive<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-to-create-new-archive.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-to-create-new-archive.png\" alt=\"choose to create new archive with wizard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-to-create-new-archive.png 451w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-to-create-new-archive-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select the file or folder you want to add to RAR file. Click OK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-file-or-folder-to-add-to-archive.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-file-or-folder-to-add-to-archive.png\" alt=\"select folder or file to add to new archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-file-or-folder-to-add-to-archive.png 500w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-file-or-folder-to-add-to-archive-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Type a name for archive you are creating. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> on <strong>Wizard: Choose the archive<\/strong> window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/give-new-archive-a-name.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/give-new-archive-a-name.png\" alt=\"give a new archive a name\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/give-new-archive-a-name.png 451w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/give-new-archive-a-name-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> If you wish to create encrypted RAR file, don\u2019t hesitate to click <strong>Set password<\/strong> button on <strong>Wizard: Arching options<\/strong> window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/set-password-to-encypt-rar-file.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/set-password-to-encypt-rar-file.png\" alt=\"set password to encrypt new archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/set-password-to-encypt-rar-file.png 451w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/set-password-to-encypt-rar-file-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time for you to <strong>set a password to encrypt RAR file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option1\">Option 1: Create password protected RAR file only to view<\/h2>\n<p>1. If <strong>Show password<\/strong> option is checked in Archiving with password dialog, you just need to type a password once and click <strong>OK<\/strong> to encrypt RAR file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-archive-with-showing-password.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-archive-with-showing-password.png\" alt=\"encrypt rar archive not to be viewed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-archive-with-showing-password.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-archive-with-showing-password-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. If <strong>Show password<\/strong> is not selected, you would have to enter password twice to make files in encrypted RAR file only to be viewed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/not-show-password-to-encrypt-rar-archive.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3564\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/not-show-password-to-encrypt-rar-archive.png\" alt=\"encrypt rar archive not to be extracted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/not-show-password-to-encrypt-rar-archive.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/not-show-password-to-encrypt-rar-archive-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After RAR file is encrypted with password like above, you would need to type the password when you want to open file in encrypted RAR archive or extract encrypted RAR file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/type-password-to-open-file-in-rar-archive.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/type-password-to-open-file-in-rar-archive.png\" alt=\"type password to open file in encrypted rar archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/type-password-to-open-file-in-rar-archive.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/type-password-to-open-file-in-rar-archive-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option2\">Option 2: Create password protected RAR file not to be opened, viewed or extracted<\/h2>\n<p>Once you choose <strong>Encrypt file names<\/strong> option, and enter password to encrypt the RAR file. You would not open and view files in encrypted RAR file, not to say extract encrypted RAR file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-rar-file-not-to-be-opened.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-rar-file-not-to-be-opened.png\" alt=\"encrypt rar file not to be opened\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-rar-file-not-to-be-opened.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/encrypt-rar-file-not-to-be-opened-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you create a password to encrypt file name, once you would like to open this file, it would ask you to enter password, otherwise, you cannot open encrypted RAR file to view \u00a0which files are saved in this archive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-password-to-open-encrypted-rar-file.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-password-to-open-encrypted-rar-file.png\" alt=\"enter password to open encrypted RAR file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-password-to-open-encrypted-rar-file.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-password-to-open-encrypted-rar-file-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> at last to <strong>create password protected RAR file<\/strong> with option you like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/finish-create-password-protected-rar-file.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/finish-create-password-protected-rar-file.png\" alt=\"successfully create password protected rar file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/finish-create-password-protected-rar-file.png 451w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/finish-create-password-protected-rar-file-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you forgot RAR password to open password protected RAR file or extract encrypted RAR file one day, you can get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/rar-password-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAR Password Genius<\/a> to recover RAR password, which would help you to open or extract the encrypted RAR file in WinRAR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/rar-password\/open-password-protected-rar-winrar-file-without-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Open Password Protected RAR\/WinRAR File without Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/rar-password\/free-way-to-find-encrypted-rar-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Way to Find Encrypted RAR File Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-set-a-default-password-to-automatically-encrypt-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Set a Default Password to Automatically Encrypt Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Convert RAR Archive to ZIP 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