Can't get BoxCryptor to work on Galaxy S2

MikeP1

I've got BoxCryptor working a treat with DropBox on my desktop and laptop computers. I was so pleased, I purchased the BoxCryptor Unlimited Key for my Galaxy S2.

DropBox is running successfully on the phone - the unencrypted files can be read and the encrypted ones can be opened but are full of gibberish (I'm not encrypting file names).

No matter what I do, when I run BoxCryptor, I get a blank screen other than a message "No items to display". At no point have I found a dialogue that lets me tell BoxCryptor anything about DropBox or the directory structure.

I can't find any instructions or documentation anywhere - could someone tell me what I should be doing to install and configure BoxCryptor so I can unencrypt and view the encrypted files in DropBox please?

Thank you in anticipation.

Mike

MikeP1

Just to clarify ...

I can connect to DropBox but I never get the chance to navigate to the encrypted folder - the pop up asking for the password used to encrypt appears immediately.

The same thing happens if I try to use "change source folder" in preferences.

Mike

Boris

Hello Mike
do you have a .encfs6.xml file within your dropbox directory which is higher in the folder structure than your BoxCryptor folder (maybe a backup)? If so try to rename this .encfs6.xml file. This file (with the original name) should only be placed (and never removed!) in your BoxCryptor folder.
This is a little problem in BoxCryptor for Android. It looks for the .encfs6.xml file from the dropbox root folder to the last folder in the dropbox structure. If the .encfs6.xml file is found BoxCryptor thinks this is the folder with the encrypted data. If you backed up this file in a higher folder than your BoxCryptor directory there is no data to decrypt.
Greetings
Boris

MikeP1

Hello Boris,

As you suspected, I did have a .encf6.xml file in the DropBox root directory, in addition to the one in my BoxCryptor directory.

After renaming, I opened BoxCryptor and was immediately presented with the DropBox directory structure allowing me to select the encrypted directory and then enter the key on which encryption is based. Thereafter, all encrypted files were viewable.

Thank you for your assistance, I would never have figured that one out.

I've licensed the unlimited version for Android and the unlimited personal for Windows, I think they are an absolute bargain for the facilities that they provide - I hope lots more people send you money.

Mike