Hi there,
I’m currently moving away from Boxcryptor.
Is there a way in Cryptomator to not encrypt/obfuscate the file/folder names in a particular vault?
My files are stored in various cloud storage providers, and in order to be able to use its version history/backup capabilities, I’d need to have a way to figure out the original name.
thanks!
Hi and welcome.
No there’s not.
A feature request to this is open: Option to turn off filename encryption and directory obfuscation/flattening · Issue #2595 · cryptomator/cryptomator · GitHub
I also used to use boxcryptor until the dropbox buyout. I always used filename encryption.
One method I used for determining filenames for version restoration was when I needed to know which folder I’m looking for is to create a new folder in the encrypted archive.
That is to say, myt cryptomator drive mount is J:
the encrypted accessible path is:
J:\secret1\script\script1.lmao
In cryptomator, but outside of mounted accessible place it may be:
c:\users\trogdor\dropbox\d\as\jsdhsjkhsdjkashfkjasdf\thing.c9r
I might have many files within .\dropbox\d
but when I placed a folder or file inside of the accessible archive J:\secret1\script then the most recent modified folder or most recent sync folder would be
c:\users\trogdor\dropbox\d\as\jsdhsjkhsdjkashfkjasdf
Now I know which folder within dropbox I want to restore.
If it’s a specific file, rename that file from script1.lmao to script_one.lmao
You’ll see which file is the most recently modified or synced.
Rename it back to the original, then restore the encrypted filename in dropbox or wherever.
it is a bit of a rigmarole to determine this, but it works.
hope that helps