# How to set password for .rar file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-password-for-rar-file/171888>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-password-for-rar-file/171888 "2005-12-08T23:38:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-password-for-rar-file/171888/1 "2005-12-08T23:38:49Z")

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How do I set a password and encrypt a rar file? I first made the rar, entered it, then chose file \> password. Then I entered a password and checked “ecrypt file names.” After clicking OK and exiting the .rar, I re-opened it only to find that their was no password nor encyption!!!