For those of you who are concerned about security and do not want others viewing the contents of your compressed folder, rest assured there is a way that you can secure them. To increase security, you can assign a password to a compressed folder. This way any user that wants to view the contents must first supply the correct password.

You can assign a password to a compressed folder using the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and My Computer.
  2. Locate the compressed folder you want to assign a password to.
  3. Double click the compressed folder to open it.
  4. From the File menu click Add a password.
  5. Type in the password twice and click OK.

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