{"id":6313,"date":"2017-05-13T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T11:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2017-05-13T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T11:12:56","slug":"encrypto-protect-files-on-windows-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/resources-tools\/encrypto-protect-files-on-windows-mac","title":{"rendered":"Encrypto \u2013\u00a0Protect your files on Windows &#038; Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you need to get back your safety and the control on your files and your datas, mostly when you have to share them on a network or with your friends\/colleagues Encrypto by MacPaw is a really fresh breath in the world of encryption tools, for Mac &amp; Windows!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently looking for a way to secure datas and files I send everywhere (colleagues, friends, family). I&#8217;m maybe some kind of paranoiac, but I wish that only the recipient of my sendings can read the datas I sent to him. I think it&#8217;s a fair expectation.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s like when you send a mail (yes a real one, with paper, I know?) to someone. It&#8217;s better when the envelop comes not opened \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h2>Encrypto to encrypt your files and folders<\/h2>\n<p>You will find the tool on the <a href=\"https:\/\/macpaw.com\/encrypto\">official website of Encrypto<\/a>. It&#8217;s free at the moment I&#8217;m writing those lines. In addition of being useful the first thing that <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">caught my eye<\/span><\/span> for this kind of tool (and free) it&#8217;s the visual quality, the animations and the really simple and clean interface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4CBrPhaJOjc?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAdd a file to encrypt<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fhdq-WzGIV4?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Encryption processing<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3voUDwptQiM?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Password and hint<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>How to use Encrypto to encrypt your files<\/h2>\n<p>You find some steps to encrypt a file with the <strong>Encrypto from Macpaw<\/strong> tool.<br \/>\nStart by <a href=\"https:\/\/macpaw.com\/encrypto\">installing the software<\/a> available for Window and Mac OS.<\/p>\n<p>Start the software and drag\/drop a file inside the software window, <strong>or<\/strong> click on the big yellow button at the center with the big arrow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6259\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-file-600x421.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open your file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Choose a password<\/strong> which will be used to encrypt your file, and will also be used to open it later. You can add an hint if you are not enough confident on your memory to remind this password. Be careful,\u00a0 I suggest you to use a different password for every file you are about to encrypt, with this tool or another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6260\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-add-password-600x414.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enter a password<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Click on <strong>Encrypt<\/strong> to secure your folder or file, and let the tool processing. It should be quick.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6261\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6261\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-crypting-600x394.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Encryption is processing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it&#8217;s done, <strong>Encrypto<\/strong> offers you different ways <strong>to share the file<\/strong>, plus a way to save this file on your computer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6263\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-save-as-600x460.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Save your file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You will notice the following detail: the encrypted file is lighter than the original file. Just saying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6262\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-file-type-600x351.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CRYPTO type file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To open the encrypted file, double-click on it (only you know where it is) and enter the password you chose earlier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6264\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6264\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6264 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/encrypto-decrypt-600x393.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decipher a file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Save the deciphered file you got from that process wherever you need to use it like a totally normal file.<br \/>\nThe usual advise is still good: open only the files you trust.<\/p>\n<p>Your turn to play know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you need to get back your safety and the control on your files and your datas, mostly when you have to share them on a network or with your friends\/colleagues Encrypto by MacPaw is a really fresh breath in the world of encryption tools, for Mac &amp; Windows!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[653],"tags":[758,757,760,672,759,486],"coauthors":[597],"class_list":["post-6313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources-tools","tag-encrypt","tag-encryption","tag-mac-os","tag-security","tag-software","tag-windows"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6313"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativejuiz.fr\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}