Can't Move Google Files into Vault

[Rdean]

How are google files (docs, sheets, etc) moved into a vault?

[Michael]

Hi

Please read this:

Encrypting Google Sheets

Hi, I use google sheets for spreadsheet work and store them in google drive. I was wondering if I encrypt the google sheets with cryptomator will they be truly encrypted?. I have read somewhere that because google sheets are stored on-line all you do is encrypt the link and not the file?. Also if it does encrypt the file can I edit them ‘on the fly’ within cryptomator? Thanks for the advice.

[Rdean]

I know the google files are links and not actual data. It seems prudent to place the links in a vault. If someone gets my google password, the links in the vault are not accessible.

Thank you

[overheadhunter]

Attackers with access to your Google account don’t necessarily need the link, as they can still access “recently opened files” via the respective docs/sheets/… apps.

That said, if you see any personal benefit from it, you can of course copy such files into a vault just as any other file.

[Rdean]

That is a great point, thank you!

[Rdean]

Thinking more about the situation, I would like to place links into my vault. But I get an “Invalid MS-DOS Function” error when copy/pasting or drag/drop on my PC. I’m do not understand what needs to be done.

Thanks

[overheadhunter]

Are we still talking about *.gsheet files and the like or is this question about actual file system symlinks?

[Rdean]

It is gsheets links that I want to move into my vault.

[Rdean]

Is moving google docs links into a vault possible?

[Rdean]

Hi,

Are there any suggestions or directions for moving the google docs links into a vault? I can’t drag and drop the links or cut/paste.

Thanks

[Michael]

that’s actually not possible (upstream bug as far as I understand)

Cryptomator won't accept Google docs

This is not an error specific to Cryptomator, see To answer your other questions: Maybe, you should try as suggested in the above article Googles Backup & Sync. In contrast to Google File Stream it holds always a local copy of your files. Local means that the gdoc file is stored on your harddrive outside of Google drive. So no. There is also no way to access your vault content from the web interface.