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Disk Utility vs jZip
When comparing Disk Utility vs jZip, the Slant community recommends jZip for most people. In the question“What are the best file encryption tools?” jZip is ranked 4th while Disk Utility is ranked 11th.
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LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
PlatformsWindows, Linux, BSD, ReactOS
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Pros
Pro Native OS X support
It offers the best integration, ease of use and support with OS X.
Pro Disk image and volume encryption
You can create a disk image that requires a password to mount. It can use a different filesystem than OS X, like exFAT, that can be used to move files between Windows and OS X. Additionally, you can encrypt file volumes by right-clicking and selecting encrypt.
Pro Totally free
Pro Sleek interface
Cons
Con Mac only
Disk Utility is available for OSX only.
Con Default installation options include adware
You can avoid this if you select your options carefully at installation time