Securing Files with Data Encryptor
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Data Encryptor is designed to hide and encrypt personal files. Using AES 128 or AES 256 encryption you can safely hide your files so that even the system will not see them.
1To start using Data Encryptor, create a password, enter it in the suggested field and click Setup. You will be using this password later each time you open the tool.
Create a password, enter it in the suggested field and click Setup.
Enter the password you created for Data Encryptor.
2Select a file or folder you would like to encrypt and hide. There are two ways to do it:
- Click the Add button, select a file/folder you would like to encrypt, select the encryption method – AES-128 or AES-256, setup another password specifically for this item, and click Encrypt.
Select a file/folder you would like to encrypt, select the encryption method, setup another password specifically for this item, and click Encrypt.
- Drag a file/folder you would like to encrypt to the Data Encryptor's work area, select the encryption method – AES-128 or AES-256, setup another password specifically for this item, and click OK.
Select the encryption method, setup another password specifically for this item, and click OK.
3The file/folder will appear in the list, with the image of an open lock to the right of the file/folder name.
Data Encryptor: Open Lock
4As soon as your file/folder is put to Data Encryptor, the original file is moved to Trash. When you reveal this file in Finder, you will see an arrow near its icon, meaning that the alias has been created for this file. To view the original file, right-click the alias and select Show Original.
To view the original file, right-click the alias and select Show Original.
5Click either the open lock image or the Hide button to encrypt the file or folder. As a result, the image will instantly change to a closed lock, and the alias file will disappear from Finder.
Data Encryptor: Closed Lock
6If you have added several files/folders, you can click the Hide All button to encrypt all of them at once.
Click the Hide All button to encrypt all items at once.
7To unencrypt the file or folder, click either the closed lock image or the Unhide button. Once you do it, the image will change from the closed lock back to the open one, but you will have to enter the password to make the file or folder visible again.
Important
In case of password loss, you will not be able to restore the encrypted items.
To unencrypt the file or folder, click either the closed lock image or the Unhide button.
8The file or folder will again appear in Finder as alias. To return the original file, select its name in Data Encryptor and click the Remove button.
Important
It will not remove the file from your Mac – just from the Data Encryptor list.
To return the original file, select its name in Data Encryptor and click the Remove button.
If you cannot find the files you encrypted, click the Locate lost items button. In the Finder window that opens, select the folder where you last saw your files and click Open. MacKeeper will scan this folder for encrypted items and inform you about the results.
If you cannot find the files you encrypted, click the Locate lost items button.
If nothing is found, an alert will appear.
Data Encryptor: No encrypted items found
If the files are detected, they will be automatically added to the Data Encryptor list.