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Magic File for Windows


Key Details of Magic File

  • Create passwords for various files on your PC to protect them.
  • Last updated on
  • There have been 6 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)


Editors' Review

Download.com staff
This application effectively protects files, but it can't encrypt more than one file at a time. Magic File's Windows Explorer-like interface is marred by misspelled labels and instructions, but is still fairly easy to comprehend. Its security features were surprisingly effective, allowing you to password-protect files and choose from one of five secure algorithms. In our tests, Magic File successfully encrypted individual files, but couldn't encrypt folders or multiple files. It doesn't offer to delete the originals either, or include a secure file shredder. Oddly, although you can create self-decrypting executables, recipients will still need to have Magic File installed on their computer to open files. The program also allows you to modify the attributes of files and view them in several modes. Unfortunately, like the interface, the poorly written Help file is full of misspellings, and may confuse users rather than help them. Though it works well enough, there are a number of encryption utilities with the same security features that allow batch encryption and present a more polished and user-friendly interface.



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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
6
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 95
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 3
  • Windows NT
Additional Requirements
Windows (all)
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
19,877
Downloads Last Week
5

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4.5/5

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Developer's Description

Create passwords for various files on your PC to protect them.
Magic File, the magic software can add a password to any files in your computer. Then when you use the encrypted file, you must input the right password, and if the password is right, you will run the file and use it. But you can do nothing when the password is wrong. The encrypt level and password level are high, believe they are safe. Another functions, you can use it to modify any file's any attributes, and you can use Magic File to see files with binary, octal, decimal, or hex code and modify them.