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Improve password prompt for encrypted archives #73

@Noirero

Description

@Noirero

Please improve the handling and user feedback for password-protected compressed files (ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, etc.).

Current Behavior:

  • When opening a password-protected archive (e.g. Film.zip), there is no clear indication that the file is encrypted.
  • If I navigate inside the archive and click a video file or other file (e.g. Episode1/file.mp4 or other file.ektension), nothing happens — no response, no error, no password prompt.
  • When trying to extract the archive, the error message is unclear. Users cannot easily tell whether the archive is password-protected, corrupted, or has another issue.

Expected Behavior:

  1. When accessing files inside a password-protected archive
    When the user clicks on any file inside an encrypted archive, show a clear prompt:
    "Please enter the password"

  2. When extracting a password-protected archive
    Show a clear and specific message:
    "Please enter the password for this archive"

  3. Additional improvement
    It would be very helpful to show a small lock icon or indicator on the archive file itself in the file list, so users immediately know it is password-protected.

Why This Matters:

Currently, users get confused when they try to open or extract files because there’s no obvious feedback that a password is required. This leads to poor user experience and makes it hard to distinguish between a locked archive and a corrupted one.

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