Dummy Boxcryptor Q

agoodfella

OK, so I'm a bit of a tech-dummy.

Here are some questions:

1) If I install Boxcryptor on PC1 and then encrypt a Dropbox file on PC1, what will it look like on PC2 (without Boxcryptor installed), will I be able to see this file at all?

2) Does Boxcryptor require space for a complete mirror of my Dropbox size?

3) Is it safer to encrypt a file first then upload it to Dropbox, and if so, is it possible to do this with Boxcryptor?

Thanks!

Robert

Hello,

1) If Dropbox is also installed on PC2 (and synced), you will see the encrypted file also on PC2 - but without Boxcryptor you won't be able to decrypt/open it.

2) No, the Boxcryptor Drive is purely virtual - no additional space is required.

3) Yes, you should always directly create encrypted files instead of encrypting a file after it was created in plaintext first (because the plaintext will then already be uploaded before you encrypt it). To do so, you can create a new folder in the Boxcryptor Drive and choose to encrypt it. Any file you then create / copy to this encrypted folder will automatically be encrypted.

Hope this helps,
Robert

agoodfella

Thank Robert!

agoodfella

Another follow-up question(s):

1) Once file is placed in a boxryptor encrypted folder, does this files properties change at all? Either size, quality, or any properties?

2) Is there any chance that the encrypted file will ever become corrupted due to the encryption.

Thanks!

Robert

Hello,

1) The properties of the plaintext file do not change, the encrypted file will be slightly larger (~ 4KB).

2) Due to the encryption - no. But file corruptions can always (also without Boxcryptor) occur due to a wide variety of reasons (e.g. hardware failure, manipulation by third-party applications, etc.). A Google search for "file corruption" reveals a lot of insight: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=file+corruption

Best regards,
Robert

agoodfella

Thanks Robert. This has been very helpful.