Boxcryptor Hidden Preferences Mac - Hide Desktop Icon - Can't get it working

Billsz

Hi,

Trying to hide the desktop icon for Boxcryptor v2.5.774 when it's running on my Mac (OS 10.12.1). I found the list of hidden preferences you can set that should achieve this in the documentation. However, running the following and then restarting seems to do nothing.

defaults write com.boxcryptor.osx disableDesktopAlias -bool YES

What am I missing?

Thanks,
Bill

Robert

Hello Bill,

The command is correct and should work as expected. My suspicion is that the desktop icon is not created by Boxcryptor but by a Finder preference. Please open the Finder preferences and make sure that "Connected servers" are not shown on the desktop.

(Internally, Boxcryptor is mounted as a "remote server" and thus, Finder is showing it on the desktop when this setting is enabled. By default, it is disabled and in this case Boxcryptor manually creates an alias during mount. This behavior can be changed by the hidden preference.)

Best regards,
Robert

Billsz

Robert,

Thanks! You're absolutely right, it was the 'remote server' creating the icon even after I disabled the preference. Changing the finder preferences sorted me out - I should have thought of it. Doh!

All sorted - here.
Kind regards,
Bill

jcansell

Hi I want to hide the Boxcryptor Volume icon on my desktop.
I'm using version 2.33.1015

Overview:
There is a preference in Boxcryptor->Preferences->Advanced called Mount as fixed drive
if "Mount as fixed drive" is un checked
The boxcryptor volume is mounted as a connected server

if "Mount as fixed drive" is checked
The boxcryptor volume is mounted as an external disk

I have other external disks and connected servers, so i don't want to turn these desktop
icons off through finder prefs.

i have tried:
sudo defaults write com.boxcryptor.osx disableAliases -bool YES
sudo defaults write com.boxcryptor.osx disableDesktopAlias -bool YES
sudo defaults write com.boxcryptor.osx disableSidebarAlias -bool YES
and restarted Boxcryptor.

and although reading the values, i can see they are all = 1

i am still seeing the desktop boxcryptor drive icon

my finder degaults are as I want:
defaults read com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop --> 1
defaults read com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop --> 1
defaults read com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop --> 1

I was hoping that as the boxcryptor defaults are having no effect,
i could use:
sudo chflags hidden "/Volumes/Boxcryptor"
(which does nothing)
or
sudo chflags hidden "/Volumes/Secomba/[username]/Boxcryptor/[my Boxcryptor folder]"
which returns:

chflags: /Volumes/Secomba/[username]/Boxcryptor/[my Boxcryptor folder]
: Permission denied

so I'm now at a dead end.

is there a fix for this ? - it seems like a bug to me.
I feel that the boxcryptor should be able to mount the filesystem with the hidden flag set if required.

many thanks
jonathan