Encrypt a File with 7-Zip

Overview 

Information on how to encrypt a file using 7-Zip.

Instructions

Right click on the file or folder you would like to Encrypt

Select 7-Zip > Add to archive 

Enter a password in the Encryption Section

Make your password minimum 20 characters long – Use a phrase or sentence to make it easy

Check encrypt file names

Select ok

File will be zipped and encrypted automatically

Recommend to select delete file after compression, to delete the 'non-encrypted' version of the file(s).

Once encrypted you can attach to an email and send.

If your message body of your email contains sensitive information also make sure you enter ‘sendsecure’ in the subject line to encrypt the entire email message

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