Please note by the way that the free version of Boxcryptor only allows one “Location”. So the term “Location” refers to the directory on the hard disk. Instead it only reads and writes from the directory on the hard disk that is used by the respective cloud client software. So it never “talks” directly with Apple iCloud, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. Reason is that Boxcryptor is not really a client application for all these cloud providers. The term “Location” actually works quite well for me. ICloud Drive is then added as a so called “Location” in Boxcryptor. In my case it was only Apple iCloud Drive. The application checks which cloud file services are already installed on the computer. So allow me to describe how the user experience looks like. I have not done a really detailed review of how Boxcryptor technically works. This service will later cause problems when trying to deinstall Boxcryptor.
#BOXCRYPTOR LOCAL KEY INSTALL#
The application then asks for admin rights on OS X to install an additional service. It is a at the bottom right corner of the login screen. The tiny button where you can switch between local and cloud user storage is easy to miss. In the free version it is possible to use up to two devices with one account. Advantage is that you can use the same account also on other devices / computers. The username and key are then stored on the Boxcryptor server. By default the application however suggests creating a “Boxcryptor” user account.
This means that the username and password is only stored on the local computer. I am happy that Boxcryptor allows creating “local” user accounts. You have to register with a username (valid email address) and a password. Just move the app to the Applications folder.Īfterwards you can start the app. Installing the application on the Mac is easy. I downloaded the DMG installer from the Boxcryptor website. Also I was hoping to find a replacement of Truecrypt since the application is not further developed and maintained anymore. Still searching for a way to make use of my OneDrive Business account after the first attempts were not really fruitful.
I was personally especially interested in hooking this up with Apple iCloud Drive and Microsoft OneDrive Business. The list of supported cloud providers is enormous. This disk is then in the background linked to the file locations of the cloud file sharing provider. To make this happen, the application creates a virtual harddisk. It is a small app that allows encrypting individual files before uploading them to a cloud provider. Recently heard a lot of positive reviews and comments on the Boxcryptor application.
#BOXCRYPTOR LOCAL KEY MAC OS X#
Unfortunately I had to realize that the application is not only free but also persistent in its refusal to be deinstalled from Mac OS X system. Wanted to give the service Boxcryptor from the German company Secomba a try.
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