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PitchCascadia
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Re: Dropbox acquires Boxcryptor. What will happen to all those files that have been encrypted?

Back when I installed both Dropbox and Boxcryptor on my then new Windows 10 computer,

Dropbox ended up as a directory under Boxcryptor. And Boxcryptor installed itself as a separate

Drive (with letter) an the computer. 

 

Now that my Boxcryptor is ending my subscription, I have de-crypted and moved all the files. 

Including some also linking with third-party apps. 

 

Boxcryptor is also telling me that it--the app--and its filles are going to be locked at the end sub date. 

 

My question--Does this mean that the drive (with letter) is going to end up locked, too. Like I'll lose '

that drive (with letter)? And Dropbox that is under that drive (with letter) called "Boxcryptor"? 

 

 

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi PitchCascadia , since your query seems to echo the OP here, I merged your post under this thread.

     

    Feel free to have a look and let us know if you have any follow up questions. 

  • apfund's avatar
    apfund
    Icon for Dropbox Product Manager rankDropbox Product Manager
    3 years ago

    Hi PitchCascadia  ,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    The boxcryptor drive letter is a virtual drive that gives you a plaintext view on your Dropbox files. Once you remove the boxcryptor software from your computer, the letter will be available again and you will find your regular Dropbox files within the regular Dropbox folder (not under the X: drive). 

    For any further questions regarding boxcryptor, please reach out directly to the boxcryptor team.

     

    Thank you!

     

  • Martin R.19's avatar
    Martin R.19
    Collaborator | Level 10
    3 years ago

    The latest development with Microsofts "lost" masterkey confirms again how important it is to use zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption for cloud servers. Providers that don't offer this technology for all(!) plans as a standard, can no longer be considered as trustworthy and professional. The poor communication and actions by MS regarding this matter is same level that we can expect from Dropbox after such an incident...

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