Encrypting an existing folder/cloud folder?

[O_R]

I’m a bit confused. Is it possible to encrypt a folder that is currently used for cloud backup and has many files in it? Or is it only possible to create a new vault folder and then sync it to the cloud?

[Michael]

Hi.
You have to create a new vault and copy your data into it.

How do I make it automatically encrypt everything in an existing folder?

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Handling an existing Google Drive account?

You can not encrypt existing online Data with a local encryption (cryptomator) without having the data local. That means, if you want to encrypt your existing data, you’ll have to download it (if not already available local), encrypt it and upload (sync) it again to your cloud storage. Cryptomator desktop creates encrypted files local, that are synced via your storage providers client to the storage. Cryptomator is designed so that your provider never has access to unencrypted data. Maybe th…