How to Hide and Lock a Folder on Mac

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 17, 2022

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User security is increasing concern by people. It is no surprising to hide and lock your folder to protect your folder. As we all known, apple is running MacOS operating system that is one of the safest desk operating system in the word to protect your folders, but it’s not enough, you still need to hide or lock your folders/files with some professional file lock tools to make sure anyone can not access or view your sensitive information while they using your Macbook/iMac. To be honest, there are many useful ways for you to hide and encrypt your folders on Mac. Here we go!

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Method 1: Lock and Hide Folder on Mac with UkeySoft File Lock (Mac)

UkeySoft File Lock for Mac, a professional file hider tool, which lets you hider and lock your files and folders on Mac. Then you never worry about your sensitive and important data are viewed by prying eyes. Once you hided your files and folders with UkeySoft File Lock for Mac you need to enter a right password to view the them and no one can view your hidden files and folders. With its help, Your files and folders can on Mac can successfully and greatly keep security. Indeed, UkeySoft File Lock for Mac can run on MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro with macos mojave, macOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 and above. To hide your file with UkeySoft Lock for Mac, you just follow these easy steps below.

Part 1: How to Hide Folder and File on Mac

Step 1. Install and download UkeySoft File Lock for Mac
First of all, in the UkeySoft official website, you can easily to find UkeySoft File Lock(Mac) and install it on your Mac.

Step 2. Add your files and folders on Mac
Double click the UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and turn on it. Then, click on “+” button to add a folder or file which you want to hide. You also can drag a folder or file to the hiding list.

Tips: You can add you photos, videos and all types of document to hide with UkeySoft File Lock for Mac.

Step 3. Set your folders as invisible
After you selected and added your folders in the hiding list, you need to set the folders as invisible to hide them. Look at the screenshot and click “Invisible”.

Step 4. Set a password to protect your folders
You can also to set a password to lock your files and folders.

Please tick "Require Password" and enter a password. Then anyone can not view the locked files and folders without the password.

Tips: Above steps, you have already hide your folders and files.

Part 2: How to Unhide File and Folder on Mac

If you want to show your hidden folders, please launch UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and enter the password you set before. Then select the folders which you want to be visible.

Free download the UkeySoft File Lock for Mac and start to hide/password protect your import files & folders on Mac.

Method 2: Lock and Hide Folder on Mac with Keka File Archiver

Keka is a reliable file archive on Mac. With this tool, you can archive your all MacOS files in an easy way. Keka claims to store more and share privacy. It can create files in these formats, such as 7Z/ZIP/TAR/DMG/ISO, etc. Then, how is its encryption? It uses AES-256 encryption specification for your 7z files and Zip 2.0 legacy encryption specification for your Zip files. It is popular among Mac users because its user interface is intuitive to use, and make them easily understand how it works while they are using it. The detail steps is followed.

Step 1. After download the Keka, launch the keka File Archiver on your Mac and click on “Zip”.

Step 2. In the Settings panel, enter the password and confirm it again.

Step 3. After done, select a folder you want to password protect and drag them into the keka window. Now it starts to password protect your folder with the password you set before.

Method 3: Hide a Folder on Mac with MacPaw Hider

An apple product user, there are many tools work on apple protect for you to protect your folder. In this part, we introduce a software only works on Mac—MacPaw Hider. MacPaw Hider creates a secure digital hidey-hole on your Mac that make your digital files/folders stay security. It is also a reliable encryption program which uses AES-256 encryption for encrypting files and folders, and for notes, tags, and external drives. The steps is following.

Step 1. Download and install MacPaw Hider

Step 2. Launch the MacPaw Hider, the “Create Vault” is open, and you asked to create a password for vault. Then tick the “Backup Password to keychain” that saves you password.

Step3. Now, you can see the vault pane is empty. You can click on the “+” bottom to add files/folders or you can drag the files/folders into the vault pane quickly.

Method 4: Lock Folder on Mac with Encrypto

Encrypto is another excellent encryption software of MacPaw. Definitely, it also helps you to password protect your file/folder and avoid them to be attacked by hackers and malware. Then your files/folders you encrypt will be safe on your Mac. What is more, once you encrypt your files/folders, they still can be protected when you send them via e-mail, Messages, AirDrop, Dropbox, USB stick. You can follow the guide below.

Step1. At first, you need to download and install Encrypto on your Mac.

Step2. Launch it, then, drag or add the folder into the Encrypto.

Step3. Input the password, and click on “Encryption” bottom. The folder will save in the Mac.

Conclusion

Hide/Lock/Password protect your folder on your Mac is a basically security awareness in the information age. This is 4 best ways for you to hide and password protect your folders on Mac, we hope you will find a useful way among these 4 ways. If you are looking for a way to hide and lock your folder on Mac, this full tutorial can help you, please share this article to your friend to protect data on computer.

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Justin Sabrina

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Justin Sabrina

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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