Best way to Migrate from Version 2 to Version 3 Mac?

theweatherguy

After reading the discussions about the new Boxcryptor 3x for Mac and the range of experiences people are having with the new version, I'm wondering if there's been any thought about the best way to migrate from version 2x to version 3x? It seems that with such a large change in the software structure, success with the new version might depend heavily on the files and structure of a user's version 2 installation.

My questions specifically: Should I decrypt all my files/folders encrypted with version 2, then uninstall Boxcryptor 2? Then install Boxcryptor 3?

Frankly, Boxcryptor 2 has not worked well with Monterey 12.6. I'm having issues with putting new folders and files in the DropBox/Boxcryptor with version 2. I don't know if my installation of version 2 in corrupted or the issues I'm having is due to the new way DropBox and Monterey work together?

I don't want to lose any access to my encrypted files. So I'm looking for the safest way to migrate to version 3. Suggestions? Thanks in advance

Ivan.K

Just backup all the encrypted folders by Boxcryptor to external drive and make sure it is accessible using v2 (something you should do really anyway).

After you have fully functional backup - go ahead and install v3. See how it works on your side. Share you experience on "Boxcryptor v3" stickie with if you have any issues or, contrary, if all runs fine on your side - let them know this too.

No need to decrypt all your files. You can always get back to using v2.

It is another thing if you want to upgrade to macOS Ventura this month. I would only upgrade fully knowing that v3 fits your workflow just fine since v2 apparently will not support it at all (at least that what the release blog post say).