Boxcryptor on OSX - Green Tag on unencrypted files !!

mielieboer

When I encrypt a file in Boxcrypt, it correctly shows the green dot behind the filename.
When I copy the encrypted file from the Boxcrypt drive to my desktop, the unencrypted file STILL has a green tag.

Surely this is not correct?

The green tag should only be used inside the Boxcrypt drive to indicate an encrypted file / folder. It has no meaning on my desktop and is simply confusing.

Robert

Hello,

The green tag indicates an encrypted file only within the Boxcryptor disk - outside of the Boxcryptor disk the green tag does not have a special meaning.

When you copy an encrypted file from the Boxcryptor disk to another location using Finder, Finder not only copies the file itself, it also copies its attributes which include the green tag. Boxcryptor cannot prevent Finder from copying the green tag and there's currently no solution to this problem. You can manually remove the green tag after the copy process - of course we're trying to improve this situation in the future.

Best regards,
Robert