How to hide the folder structure from a password protected RAR file

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I want to save my files in a DVD or in several… I want to do it with this feature:

I want to protect and hide my files through a password. Normaly I used to compress my files and put it a password using Winrar. I usually put all in one .rar file.

But I don´t like that when you click on the .rar file, the program open it and you can see the folders and the name of the files even you can´t open them because they are locked by the password.

So I would like to hide totally all folders and files from whoever person don´t know the password.

Best Answer

Actually, WinRAR provides this option. You just need to enable it as in the following screenshot (I got here by right clicking a folder and clicking "Add to RAR..."):

WinRAR Set Password Options

You can get there by going to Advanced -> Set Password, entering your password, and clicking on "Encrypt file names". This will disallow you to even open the archive without the proper password.

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