Sync-problem with sync folders pro

skipperandi15

Hello folks,

I have a probelm with synchronisation of my folder on my mac to dropbox where it should get encrypted by Boxcryptor.
Here is the setting:
- I copied the folder to dropbox an encrypted it. Everything's fine so long.
- when I let the sync-software (sync folders pro) sync changes in the folder on the mac to the dropbox folder, the documents don't get encrypted.

I was searching for the root cause for the problem, and found this:
- if I copy a file to the decrypted dropbox folder via the dropbox in finder, no encryption happens
- if I copy a file to the decrypted dropbox folder via the Boxcryptor folder on my desktop or the Boxcryptor virtual hard drive, the file get's properly encrypted
- problem is the sync tool can't use either the Boxcryptor folder on my desktop or the Boxcryptor virtual hard drive! It seems both isn't a proper file path for the software.

Does anyone has similar problems or a running sync and encryption workflow.

Thanks for help!

Machiel692

I have exactly the same problem: cannot make Boxcryptor work with Sync Folders Pro. It's April 2021 and is this problem still not solved?

MuftiTheJajah

Well I posted the same problem in German a few days ago. My opinion is, you can't run a sync Soft between a cloud Drive and an original file folder. If you copy files from an original folder directly into your dropbox, there's no encrypting, thats logical. Boxcryptor only encrypt files that are on your PC in the boxcryptor folder. Thats a feature, not a bug. The sync strategy is the problem, I found out. You must know exactly what happens, if you copy sth.
Hope that helps to understand.