Under 'Image Format' select 'read/write' from the menu Select the folder you want to protect with a passwordĬhoose your encryption level: 128-bit, or 256-bitĮnter and verify the password for your folder
With Disk Utility open, select 'File' from the menu bar.Once you've settled on how you want your files stored, follow these steps to protect folders with a password on your Mac: This is a good time to consider how you want to save files don't just dump everything into one large folder, use individual folders or sub-folders for better organization. First, make sure everything you want to password protect is in a folder on your Mac. You can password protect folder contents using macOS and Disk Utility, a built-in utility on your Mac.
