SecretSync for Mac

SecretSync for Mac

Dropbox is one of the most easy-to-use and popular online data storage services today with 2GB of free support. It not only allows you to use your documents anywhere on the Internet but also provides a Desktop application to install and use as a virtual drive on your computer.

When browsing documents through a web browser using a login account, Dropbox can ensure your important data is always safe, but on your computer, other people can easily access the folder. Dropbox to view and retrieve data because it does not go through any login window, the reason is because during the installation process of Dropbox it requires you to declare your account to complete. If you're worried about the privacy and security of your Dropbox data, use SecretSync.

SecretSync is a free utility that supports Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms, and it will help you encrypt your folders before being uploaded to the Dropbox service. Immediately after downloading and installing on your computer, SecretSync will create a new folder like the Dropbox folder you have installed, the encryption takes place automatically and then syncs with the Dropbox server. . This utility encrypts files with 256 - bit AES technology before synchronization, so the security is quite safe.

Install and set up encryption:

First, download SecretSync and activate the run file to install it on a computer that has Dropbox installed (requires a computer with Java Runtime Environment and .NET Framework 2.0 or higher installed). The first time you use it, it will require you to register for a user account by checking I do not have an account for SecretSync then enter your Email address and password and click the Get token button. . This step will store the encryption key when syncing and storing data via Dropbox.

Next, you need to provide a separate password that only you know (it comes with an encryption key provided by SecretSync) for stronger security, click Next . Then choose the path to install SecretSync on the computer. The final step is to locate your Dropbox folder and then press the Install button to complete the installation. The Dropbox folder selection is because after installation, it will create a synced SecretSync_tunel_root folder inside the Dropbox mail. Now to enable data synchronization, open the 'SecretSync.Log' file under Programs> SecretSync> SecretSync.Log .

At the window that appears, press the Start sync button, if you want to stop synchronization then click Stop sync . To encrypt data, you only need to copy the file from your computer or take all the data already on Dropbox into the SecretSync folder just installed, immediately it will be synchronized via the existing folder in your Dropbox and Automatically encrypted before being uploaded to Dropbox.

Decode the data to use:

So after completing the above steps on a computer, all data on your Dropbox online is encrypted, and whether others can know your Dropbox login account or install the Desktop application. On your computer, it is also not possible to view your data. Now how to use encrypted data on another computer? Simply on this computer, you also install SecretSync, Java and Dropbox simultaneously. When installing SecretSync, you only need to declare the account registered above to set up, and we can use the data normally in the SecretSync folder (because the data has been automatically decrypted in this directory). Similarly, when you need to encode other data, you can copy and set up as above.

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