How to send encrypted files and folders by email

Find out how to encrypt your files for free on Windows or on a Mac.

Free encryption for WIndows with 7-Zip:

Free encryption for Mac with Keka:

Microsoft's explanation of the encryption available in Office:

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[arianahj]

If you right-click on your document but the "7-Zip" option is missing, then make sure you are running the program as an "Administrator" account on your computer. This will solve the problem! :)

[adalbertoguerra]

Great tutorial, I love the way how you explained the steps.!!! However, I have a question. What should I do with the file that it still remains in the desk? What should I do to delete it and be secured that nobody will try to recover the data? For instance, I encrypted the file, the second folder that it is encrypted shows up, but the other one is still there and it is not encrypted. I deleted the file permanently, however, if someone comes and tries to recover the data from my hard drive they will see my file. Do you have a way to encrypt the original folder?