BoxCryptor Doesn't Prevent Me from Reading Files I Download Directly from Dropbox Website

RB

I downloaded BoxCryptor specifically to protect my files from the security hole that occurred a few months ago on Dropbox.com.

Today I installed BoxCryptor, creating a 'BoxCryptor' folder inside my 'Dropbox' folder. In Advanced Options I cleared Filename encryption because I want Dropbox to be able to keep versions of the file.

Then I copied a test Word file from my desktop and pasted it into that 'BoxCryptor' folder.

To test that the encryption was working properly, I went to another computer, logged into my account on the Dropbox web site, and downloaded the file.

I then opened the downloaded file in Word, and the contents were not encrypted at all.

Shouldn't BoxCryptor have encrypted the file, so that I could not read it in this situation?

Thanks.

Geronimo

The concept of boxcryptor and underlying EncFS works differently, you
'd need to copy the file into the virtual drive/mount point eg. "z:\" associated with your "BoxCrptor" folder (where they're physically stored). Then files are encrypted (with or w/o filename scambling) in the location like you would have expected.
So, the virtual drive needs to be used, the folder itself is not monitored and its content not encrypted automatically - hence the reason that you found your data readable.