Boxcryptor and Git

jaolmos

Hi,

I am having difficulties with using a git repository that is in a dropbox folder which is encrypted by boxcryptor v2.0.402 (360). It seems that all my data somehow remains encrypted even though I can load other files from the folder and the drive is mounted (and I have already entered my boxcryptor password). All files show the .bc extension too, maybe this is throwing things off? If I open a terminal window and cat COMMIT_EDITMSG.bc for example I get encrypted output. Obviously Xcode and Tower (Mac Git client) do not like this - Xcode doesn't let me commit anything (and shows no modification status) although strangely it does show me commit history (I suspect maybe it keeps this data on the side...). Tower says there is no git repo to be found when I point it to the .git folder.

I would imagine this to be a typical use case, I can't imagine I'm the only one that would like the peace of mind of a remote backup of a local git repo on dropbox (rather than putting up my source code in unencrypted form on a site like github, even if it's a private repo).

Please help!

Thanks!

Jose

Robert

Hello Jose,

Please keep in mind, that you have to work with the files in the Boxcryptor Disk, not directly in the Dropbox folder. If you see the .bc extension of the encrypted files, then you're clearly in the wrong folder.

Best regards,
Robert

jaolmos

Hi Robert,

Doh! Thank you so much! It works perfectly. Sorry for the noob question.

Best,

Jose

jaolmos

Hi Robert (et al.)

I'm afraid my victory cry was premature. I now consistently run into the following when committing via Xcode:

error: bad index file sha1 signature
fatal: index file corrupt

(this is the same error I get via terminal with git status)

I am able to commit a couple of times (not sure if it is related to frequency of commits or maybe dependent on elapsed time) but eventually this always happens.

I have to repeatedly rm my git index file and then do a git reset to make it work again (and again...)

I have noticed the creation of an index.lock.bc file in my .git directory (alongside to some .fuse_hidden### files).

Any pointers on how I can get this working properly?

Thank you for your kind help,

Jose

Robert

Hi Jose,

We'll investigate it and I'll come back to you as soon as I have more information.

--Robert

jaolmos

Thank you Robert!