We are very happy to announce the release of BoxCryptor for Mac OS X. This tutorial guides you through the first steps and shows you how to use BoxCryptor for Mac OS X with Dropbox.

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1. Create a Dropbox account or login to an existing one

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First of all you should create a new Dropbox account or login to an existing one. To do this you have to download the Dropbox software. After downloading start setup and follow the instructions. Finally you can create a new account or login to your existing account.

About Boxcryptor. Boxcryptor started in 2011 to bring additional security to the cloud. Boxcryptor works as a virtual hard drive that encrypts data using AES-256 and RSA encryption. Boxcryptor encrypts data stored in a directory of your choice. That means you could choose a directory that is synced to the cloud, like your Dropbox folder.

2. Download and install BoxCryptor

Download BoxCryptor for Mac OS X from our homepage www.boxcryptor.com.

Click on the BoxCryptor.dmg file to start the installation process.

The BoxCryptor installer opens. Double-click on the “Install BoxCryptor.mpkg” icon.

Click through the installation program and close the installer when you have finished.

3. Start BoxCryptor

Open BoxCryptor by clicking on the BoxCryptor icon in the application menu. BoxCryptor will now guide you through a few steps to set up BoxCryptor.

4. Create a new encrypted folder

With BoxCryptor you can choose between opening an already existing encrypted folder (e.g. if you have already created an encrypted folder with BoxCryptor on your iPhone) or creating a new one. An encrypted folder is a regular folder in which BoxCryptor stores the encrypted files.

If you are using BoxCryptor for the first time, choose “Create a new encrypted folder”

You can now choose the location where you want to create the encrypted folder. This folder could for example be a folder in your Dropbox. If so, choose your Dropbox as location for your encrypted folder. You can now also define the name of your encrypted folder (e.g. “BoxCryptor”, “Project A”, etc.)

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In the next step you define a password for BoxCryptor. Please remember, that it is ABSOLUTELY NOT POSSIBLE to restore or reset your password. If you forget this password, you will not be able to decrypt your files anymore. We recommend to write your password down on paper and store this document in a secure place (e.g. in a safe). After defining a password, finish the BoxCryptor Setup.

Double click on the BoxCryptor symbol on your desktop or in the Finder and open your BoxCryptor volume. Here you find a short “Getting Started” manual. All files that are now put in this volume are automatically encrypted by BoxCryptor and stored in your encrypted folder (the folder you have chosen during the BoxCryptor setup, e.g. your Dropbox folder). You can also open your BoxCryptor volume by clicking on the small symbol in the menu bar.

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When clicking on the small symbol in the symbol bar, you can also choose “preferences”. This opens the BoxCryptor menu and you can now open another existing folder or create a new encrypted folder.

You can also enable the Advanced Mode here. In the Advanced Mode you can for example add several encrypted folders and mount several volumes (only available with BoxCryptor Unlimited). Please only use the advanced options if you are an advanced user.

We hope that you like the new child in our BoxCryptor family. We are looking forward to your feedback. Follow us on Twitter (@BoxCryptor) or like us on Facebook to be uptodate with future developments.

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Your BoxCryptor Team