Using Copy from command line

adwlogin

When dragging and dropping files I get a prompt for each file...Encrypt or Don't Encrypt. I copy a lot of files and answering this would not be practical.
So, I created a batch file with the Copy command. It copied the files to the BoxCryptor drive, but they weren't encrypted. Is copying files using a batch file not supported.
An example of the command I used was:

copy d:\home\notes.exe z:\skydrive\

I'm also at a loss as to why this prompt happens. It appears there is no way to suppress it, although I'm a new user and haven't had a change to look at all the doc available. Is this prompt suppose to happen, or am I doing something wrong.

Thanks,

Allan

Gustav

Hi Allan,

this prompt does only occur if you copy a file or folder in a plaintext directory. If you copy files or folders in an already encrypted folder, then the datas get encrypted automatically.

Also we added a option to disable the prompt after copying files in an non encrypted directory:
When creating a file or folder in a plain text folder a dialog pops up asking the user if he wants to encrypt the file or folder (This dialog can be disabled by adding '"dontConfirmPlaintextOperation": true' in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boxcryptor\volume.db)

Greetings
Gustav

adwlogin

Thank you for the info. I'll read up on Encrypting directories. I mistakenly assumed that by just dragging them over they were encrypted

What about my copy command (copy d:\home\notes.exe z:\skydrive\) apparently not getting the files encrypted...or do I first need to create an encrypted directory and then copy the files to it? I did check, and the files being copied are definitely not encrypted.

Thanks again...Nice product, by the way!

Allan

Robert

Hi Allan,

By default, Boxcryptor behaves like this:
a) You create a file in a plaintext folder -> The file is not encrypted
b) You create a file in an encrypted folder -> The file is encrypted

Only when using Windows Explorer, we show the "Do you want to encrypt" window in for easier usability to "override" this default behavior. The window is not shown when using the command line.

So if you want to use the copy command to encrypt files, the target folder in the Boxcryptor Drive must be an encrypted folder already (e.g. Z:\SkyDrive\Secure).

Best regards,
Robert