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Dropbox acquires Boxcryptor. What will happen to all those files that have been encrypted?
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As most will know, dropbox has purchased boxcryptor. At this point my question is, what will happen to all those files that have been encrypted with boxcryptor ? Should they all be decrypted an...
riccardo1981 wrote:
At this point my question is, what will happen to all those files that have been encrypted with boxcryptor ?
Since this is such a new development, such answers are likely not available yet, beyond what has been stated by the Boxcryptor founders (emphasis mine).
What does this mean for our users and customers?
First of all: All our existing users and customers will remain with the German Secomba GmbH with the same shareholders as during the past 10 years. No contracts, customer data or keys will migrate to Dropbox, all data will remain in our German data centers.
While we’ve sold several key technology assets to Dropbox, we will continue to service our existing users and customers pursuant to the terms of their existing contracts. However, as of today, we will not allow the creation of new accounts or purchases of any new licenses.
If you’re an existing customer, you can keep using Boxcryptor as you do today, and we’ll be in touch with more details as we join forces with Dropbox. If you’re new here and would like to stay up to date on Dropbox’s progress, join the Dropbox mailing list.
You will also find the most important FAQs regarding the next steps below.
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"?
apfund
Dropbox Product Manager
Dropbox Product ManagerHi 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!
Thanks for making that clear.
Dropbox help is good help.
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...
