Can I encrypt my individual folders instead of the whole home folder?

I want to encrypt one specific folder only and not the whole folder especially since we don't really have (and use) multiple user accounts. How can I do that?

Use Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image of that folder. Then delete all the files in the original folder. Next, option-drag all the files form the encrypted disk image into the original folder. Store the encrypted disk images somewhere where it won't get deleted and will get backed up. Now, any time you double-click one of those aliases, it will automatically ask you for your password, mount your disk image, and open your encrypted file.

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