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How do you add a password to files and/or folders to keep it secured?
So, Dropbox got rid of the vault feature last month. The question now becomes, how do you add a password to files and/or folders to keep it secured? At a minimum, Windows lets you password protect a file, so if Dropbox can't even do that now what's the point of it?
Additionally, I am logged out of Dropbox on my computer, but can still access my Dropbox drive from My Computer. With the vault gone, how do I make sure that these files are only accessible either on Dropbox website or only if I'm logged in?
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- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi tonks416, thanks for messaging the Community!
If you don't want to have access to your files on your computer while you're not logged into the Dropbox desktop application, then there are two options.
Firstly, you can have all the files marked as online-only, meaning that they can only be accessed with an internet connection and when signed into the Dropbox desktop application.
Secondly, you can uninstall the Dropbox desktop application, which would prevent any files from syncing, and you can delete the local Dropbox folder, and only access your files via the site itself.
If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.
