Now the file is encrypted with password.Then enter your password (We highly recommend to set password with more than 8 characters which consists of alphabets and numbers), and choose the 'Encryption method' you prefer. Make sure to choose ' zip' for the archive format.Then right click the selection and choose ' 7-Zip' -> ' Add to archive.' from the menu. Select the file(s) you need to compress.To setup a password for ZIP file, please follow the steps below (screen capture based on 7-Zip): The contents of the files that you want to protect are encrypted based on a password that you specify.

# If the object to write is a directory, write all the filesįor file in object_to_backup_path.glob('**/*'):Īrcname=str(file.7-Zip's encryption facility protects sensitive documents from unauthorized viewing. # If the object to write is a file, write the file Zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(str(backup_directory_path / backup_file_name), mode='w') # Create zip file (for both file and folder options)īackup_file_name = f'backup-.zip' While len(oldest_to_newest_backup_by_name) >= MAX_BACKUP_AMOUNT: # >= because we will have another soonīackup_to_delete = oldest_to_newest_backup_by_name.pop(0) Oldest_to_newest_backup_by_name = list(sorted(existing_backups, key=lambda f: f.name))

# Enforce max backups and delete oldest if there will be too many after the new backup

If x.is_file() and x.suffix = '.zip' and x.name.startswith('backup-') # Get the amount of past backup zips in the backup directory already # Validate the backup directory exists and create if requiredīackup_directory_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) Object_to_backup_path = Path(OBJECT_TO_BACKUP)īackup_directory_path = Path(BACKUP_DIRECTORY)Īssert object_to_backup_path.exists() # Validate the object we are about to backup exists before we continue MAX_BACKUP_AMOUNT = 5 # The maximum amount of backups to have in BACKUP_DIRECTORY OBJECT_TO_BACKUP = '/home/etre/test/' # The file or directory to backupīACKUP_DIRECTORY = '/home/etre/test-backup/' # The location to store the backups in I use this script to make zipped backup of important folder but because after 5th backup files is moves to Recycle Bin and show to everyone I am looking for setpassword opinion to protect deleted zips or even better delete old zips but permanently (not move in Recycle Bin).

How to add password to zip