Local account and paid version

henrikl

I am testing out boxcryptor and trying to use local acocunts since I don't want my keys on any server. However I am having a hard time figuring out how to setup it correctly with a paid version

I am using boxcryptor portable 2.1.407.154 as I am on Linux

I have tried the following
1. Start portable'
2. Click the 3 "..."
3. setup a local account and generate a key
4. Sign using the local account (local@boxcryptor.com)

Now I can only add one provider as I have only got the "Local Free" license which in itself is as expected but I cannot seem to figure out how to upgrade it. Clicking upgrade takes me to a login page asking for boxcryptor account which I don't have

I have also tried the following scenario
1. Start portable
2.Click create a
3 type in my details
4. click ... and select setup new account
5. I am returned to the account creation page and now the logo says boxcryptor local
6. Create the account

Now i am able to login to my account, but clicking export keys I see there are keys stored at boxcryptor which is not what I wanted also the password I used to decrypt the files is the password of the boxcryptor account not the password of the keyfile generated in step 4.

This means that the key used to decrypt is the one stored on boxcryptor, not the one stored locally.

So...
1. How do I correctly setup a local account using a local key file with a paid version of boxcryptor (both portable and native)?
2. If workflow 2 used above is the way to do it, how do I remove the keys from the boxcryptor servers?

Robert

Hi,

You can purchase license keys for the use with local accounts here:

Unlimited Personal License Key 1-Year
Unlimited Business License Key 1-Year

I'm sorry, but it is currently not possible to enter the license key in Boxcryptor Portable. As the license will be added to the key file once it has been entered, a short one-time access to the regular Boxcryptor software (e.g. for Windows or Mac OS X) is necessary at the moment. Open your key file there, enter the license and then you can use the key file (including your license) in Boxcryptor Portable also on Linux.

We will add the possibility to enter a license key in Boxcryptor Portable in the future.

Best regards,
Robert

ccchan

hi,
I use several win10 PC and android phone.
currently on free account and wanna buy the personal plan. BUT...

I read the page about "what if boxcryptor company go bankrupt".

say using a Free account,
I can simply export a key file, then use it offline.

but HOW can the paid version continue to function without the boxcryptor company?
if that works, why not I just paid 1 yr service and then pretend the company is gone,
and use the paid features offline forever?

for the paid features, I mostly only want 1. filename encryptpion 2. using multiple cloud providers e.g. gdrive+onedrive, and multiple accounts from these.

I am not interested in sharing files to others or using company tools to control the files.

Thanks

And btw, the page only mentioned that using local accounts make it harder to install on a new machine,
how to do that indeep? can you point me to some document? thanks