Masterkey in Encrypted Vault

[Private1]

After creating an encrypted vault on Google drive a masterkey.cryptomor file is also in the folder. Why is that there? If it is deleted I loose access to the vault

[olyroad]

If you search in this community posts, this point has been answered. My answer might not be technically very correct, but, in short, that’s where your password is encrypted to help you decrypt the encrypted files. Nothing to worry about, the password is well encrypted.

[Michael]

Why is the masterkey stored in the cloud?

Inside the storage location of a Cryptomator vault, you will find a file called masterkey.cryptomator. This file is stored in the cloud to allow convenient access to a vault on different devices. What does this file contain? This file contains encrypted data, which is needed to derive the masterkey from your password. The file does not contain the decrypted masterkey itself. In addition, some metadata about the vault (e.g., the version of Cryptomator used to create it) is also stored in this fi…

[Private1]

Thank you for your prompt response. I feel more at ease

[Private1]

Thanks for the information. I searched and the issue was indeed discussed prior. Apologies