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jpthedp
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
What alternatives do we have following the Vault discontinuation?
I like keeping my most sensitive documents inside this PIN protected folder, knowing that anyone who has access (or gains access) to my Mac will not have access to the files inside.
Now that Dropbox is removing this critical feature, what can users do to protect their most sensitive documents? The suggestions provided by Dropbox -- such as enabling 2-factor authentication -- are unhelpful because they do not secure the folder from someone who may have access to the machine, for example a child or a co-worker.
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- Rich10 months ago
Super User II
jpthedp wrote:
... what can users do to protect their most sensitive documents?
Use a third-party tool like VeraCrypt (or similar, just stay away from TrueCrypt) to create an encrypted virtual disk, and store it in your Dropbox folder.
- jpthedp9 months agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you for your reply. After looking into VeraCrypt, I decided to just create an encrypted disk image via DiskUtility since I'm a Mac household.
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