Practical tutorial：How to create an encrypted folder on Mac
Many Mac users may encounter this problem：How to prevent others from viewing files or photos on your Mac? Mac is not like PC where you can hide folders directly，So how does macOS encrypt files? Today I will bring you a tutorial on encrypting files on Mac。 step one：Open Disk Utility 1. Method one：Via the magnifying glass button • Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the screen。 •Enter “Disk Utility” in the pop-up dialog box，Then press Enter。 2. Method two：Via Launchpad •Click the Launchpad icon at the bottom of the screen。 •Find the "Other" folder in Launchpad and click to open。 •Select "Disk Utility" in the "Other" folder and click Open。 Step 2：Create an encrypted folder 1. Click "File → New Image → Blank Image" in the menu bar in the upper left corner。 2.Enter the folder name in the dialog box，And select the encryption method in the encryption options below。 3.The system will pop up a dialog box，Ask for password and verify。After input is completed，Click the "Choose" button，Then click "Save" at the bottom right of the dialog box。 4.After setting up，Two icons will appear on the desktop。Drag the file that needs to be encrypted to the second icon (the original file will still be in，Finally delete the original file to achieve the encryption effect)。 5.After dragging and dropping files，Right click on the icon，Select "Launch 'Unnamed'"。Finally, click on the encrypted .dmg file and enter the password to view the encrypted file。 Go through the above steps，You can create an encrypted folder on your Mac，Effectively protect your privacy and important files。