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BoxCryptor Changelog

What's new in BoxCryptor 2.53.2568

Jul 27, 2022
  • New: Device Codes as second factor for authentication on other devices
  • New: Support for GMX Cloud and Web.de Online-Speicher
  • Fixed: Compatibility issues with Windows Search
  • Fixed: Compatibility issues with Recycle Bin on Windows 11
  • Fixed: Google Drive shortcuts to filename encrypted folders
  • Improved: Microsoft Teams channel detection
  • Changed: Dropped Support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
  • Changed: Upgraded from CBFS Connect 2017 to CBFS Connect 2020 (v20.0.8132)
  • Changed: Use WebView2 instead of Chromium Embedded Framework
  • Changed: Updater now checks daily for new updates
  • Removed: Creation of new local accounts. Existing local accounts including key exports are not affected by this change.
  • Improved: Greatly reduced MSI installer size
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.52.2484 (May 29, 2022)

  • Fixed: Cut and paste of folders from the Boxcryptor drive to another volume results in empty target folder
  • Fixed: Incompatibilities with old or broken WebView2 installations
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.50.2196 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • New: Support for new MagentaCLOUD Sync Client
  • Changed: App Protection will now reset app on consecutive failed unlock attempts
  • Improved: Network location performance and stability
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.49.1965 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • New: Windows 11 support
  • Fixed: Microsoft Teams private channels are not correctly auto-detected
  • Fixed: Multiple mirrored Google Drive accounts are not correctly auto-detected
  • Changed: Temporarily disabled recycle bin support on Windows 11 due to compatibility issues
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.48.1906 (Sep 22, 2021)

  • Added: Support for new Google Drive client
  • Improved: Network location performance and startup time
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.47.1752 (Jun 30, 2021)

  • Fixed: Driver installation could fail when upgrading from specific version

New in BoxCryptor 2.46.1654 (May 31, 2021)

  • New: On-demand files support for OwnCloud, NextCloud and iCloud Drive
  • Fixed: Cannot delete files in Azure Files locations
  • Fixed: Cannot create Whisply links for files in OneDrive shared drives
  • Fixed: Do not use drive letters of disconnected network shares
  • Fixed: Google Drive must be re-linked after some time
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.45.1556 (Mar 29, 2021)

  • New: Microsoft Teams integration
  • New: Terminal Server mode
  • Changed: Upgraded CEF to v88.2.90
  • Changed: Upgraded .NET Framework to 4.7.2
  • Improved: Performance and stability regarding network locations
  • Minor Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.44.1485 (Feb 23, 2021)

  • Fixed: Google Drive (File Stream) detection did not work for new installations
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor installation directory could change during update
  • Fixed: Office sometimes failed to open online-only files
  • Improved: Dropbox Smart Sync support
  • Minor Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.43.1441 (Feb 3, 2021)

  • Fixed: Compatibility with Google Drive v45.0.12.0
  • Fixed: Fixed rendering issues with Intel Graphics drivers
  • Changed: pCloud auto-detection is now restricted to the sync folder
  • Minor Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.42.1333 (Dec 10, 2020)

  • Changed: Spideroak auto-detection is now restricted to the SpiderOak Hive folder
  • Fixed: Crashes related to recent Windows Updates
  • Fixed: Installing updates when using a proxy
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.41.1246 (Oct 7, 2020)

  • New: Google Shortcut support
  • Improved: Shortcut (.lnk) file support
  • Improved: Compatibility with various backup solutions
  • Improved: HiDrive auto detection of public folders
  • Changed: Sign-out is now part of the account settings
  • Fixed: Administrators could not change permissions to other groups using the Master Key
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.40.1216 (Jun 4, 2020)

  • Fixed: Additional stability issues on network drives

New in BoxCryptor 2.40.1215 (Jun 3, 2020)

  • New: Dark Mode Support for Windows 10
  • Changed: Upgraded CBFS Connect to v2017.0.27
  • Changed: Enforced password length restrictions for local accounts
  • Fixed: Stability issues on network drives
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.39.1135 (Apr 17, 2020)

  • New: Disable Whisply policy
  • Added: LeitzCloud auto detection
  • Added: IONOS HiDrive auto detection
  • Fixed: Saving and moving new files could could lead to file corruption on network locations
  • Fixed: Saving files in Adobe Acrobat DC on network locations could fail
  • Fixed: Storage Authentication lost after Boxcryptor restart when using Whisply integration with Dropbox Business
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.38.1080 (Feb 10, 2020)

  • Added: More folder icons for providers
  • Changed: Boxcryptor now always uses System proxy settings
  • Changed: Upgraded CBFS Connect to v2017.0.24
  • Changed: Removed SSL Pinning in favor of certificate transparency
  • Improved: Startup performance
  • Fixed: Issues related to saving office files to network locations
  • Fixed: Incompatibilty with Box Drive
  • Fixed: Whisply integration could get unlinked under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor drive could be accessed by other windows user account when mounted as network drive
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.37.1057 (Oct 24, 2019)

  • Added: auto detection for various Amazon S3 clients:
  • CloudBerry Drive
  • Mountain Duck
  • ExpanDrive
  • Added: Egnyte Drive and Egnyte Sync auto detection
  • Fixed: Security Keys required Boxcryptor running as administrator
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.36.1046 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • Improved: better Performance and less memory usage
  • Fixed: Some Dropbox online-only files could not be opened
  • Fixed: Some Google Drive File Stream files could not be opened
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor sometimes hangs when running the debug mode
  • Fixed: Incompatibility with some PDF annotators
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.35.1033 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • Added: pCloud auto detection
  • Improved: Performance improvements (esp. when using network drives)
  • Improved: Better verification when linking a cloud storage account
  • Changed: Linking Google Drive or Google Drive Filestream will now open an external browser window
  • Changed: Updated CBFS Connect to v2017.0.18
  • Fixed: Dropbox does not always sync copied tiny encrypted files
  • Fixed: Cannot open encrypted folders if the folder key cannot be accessed (e.g. due to missing filesystem permissions)
  • Fixed: Local account does not correctly resolve groups
  • Fixed: Yandex.Disk auto detection
  • Fixed: Nutstore auto detection
  • Removed: Group Management (now available at boxcryptor.com)
  • Removed: Edit Account (now available at boxcryptor.com)
  • Removed: Cuda Drive and Cubby support (services doe not exist anymore)
  • Removed: Cubby support (service does not exist anymore)
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.33.933 (Mar 20, 2019)

  • Added: SharePoint Online & 2019 auto-detection
  • Added: Alternate data streams support can be disabled via app.config
  • Changed: Allow internet links in OneDrive
  • Changed: Removed Master Key Generation because Master Key setup is now available at boxcryptor.com
  • Fixed: Saving files in Google Drive File Stream v29.1.85.2056 can fail under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Saving files in OneDrive can fail under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Saving Office files in network drives can fail under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Deleting files in network drives can fail under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Windows Explorer preview pane interferences with Boxcryptor
  • Fixed: Regular files matching Excel temporary filename pattern are excluded from sync
  • Fixed: License keys are sometimes not correctly parsed
  • Fixed: Groups in exported key files are not correctly parsed
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor crashes if a location policy with a macOS-only value exists
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.32.910 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Improved: Performance improvements (up to 100% in certain benchmarks)
  • Fixed: Access denied error when flushing a file on network drives under certain circumstances
  • Fixed: Files cannot be decryped when being offline under certain cirumstances
  • Fixed: Long path support
  • Fixed: Regression performance degradation on network drives
  • Changed: Upgrade BouncyCastle to v1.8.4
  • Changed: Upgrade CEFSharp to v69.0.0
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.31.870 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Changed:
  • Upgraded CBFS Connect to v2017.0.10
  • Offline/Online Notifications are now removed in favor of an icon state
  • Improved:
  • Handling for internet links in a folder (Google Docs, OneNote Notebooks, ...)
  • Errors when processing many files can now be skipped
  • OneDrive OnDemand files compatibility
  • New:
  • Debug log will also generate a Steps recorder log
  • Fixed:
  • Whisply integration for OneDrive Germany
  • Minor Bugfixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.30.833 (Aug 17, 2018)

  • Improved: Proxy support
  • Fixed: Date modified is not preserved when copying files with alternate data streams
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.29.799 (May 24, 2018)

  • Updated: Privacy Policy
  • Fixed: Google Drive File Stream
  • Fixed: App could start multiple times
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.28.797 (May 10, 2018)

  • Fixed: Installation rollback issues with the latest Windows 10 update

New in BoxCryptor 2.27.795 (May 4, 2018)

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.26.783 (Apr 20, 2018)

  • Fixed: OneDrive on-demand files can now be moved to the recycle bin
  • Fixed: Copying files in Explorer sometimes silently fails and does nothing
  • Fixed: Files are always renamed on name collisions in copy or move via Explorer
  • Fixed: Copying read-only files with alternate data streams fails
  • Fixed: Opening alternate data streams sometimes fails
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.25.777 (Apr 9, 2018)

  • Added: Windows 10 1803 support
  • Added: Dropbox Team Spaces support
  • Added: On-demand files are downloaded before they are copied or moved in Windows Explorer
  • Added: Option to disable auto-updates via app.config
  • Improved: Various installer improvements
  • Changed: Upgraded from CBFS v6 to CBFS Connect v2017.0.5
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.24.747 (Feb 28, 2018)

  • Added: Downloading multiple on-demand files
  • Fixed: Opening files can fail with Google Drive File Stream version 25.157.165.2150 and newer
  • Fixed: Cannot copy files with alternate data streams to a location in the Boxcryptor drive which resides on a volume with does not support alternate data streams. The Boxcryptor drive only advertises alternate data stream support if all enabled locations reside on volumes with alternate data stream support (e.g. NTFS file systems)
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.22.706 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • Fixed: Some folders cannot not be encrypted or decrypted
  • Fixed: Tray icon disappears on re-mount
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.21.691.0 (Dec 4, 2017)

  • Fixed: Locations settings are lost after restart
  • Fixed: On-Demand notifications are not shown for OneDrive
  • Fixed: Cannot rename folder on NAS location sometimes
  • Fixed: Editing PDFs fails in FileCenter software
  • Fixed: Windows search indexing triggers on-demand file downloads
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.19.658.0 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • New: Prevention of data loss for unsaved changes at Windows shut down
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.17.635 (Aug 9, 2017)

  • Fixed: HiDrive auto detection now works for latest HiDrive client update
  • Fixed: Dropbox Smart Sync compatibility on Windows 8.1
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.15.578 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Added: OneDrive for Business Germany support
  • Fixed: Google Drive authentication
  • Fixed: Disabling Boxcryptor autostart sometimes did not work
  • Minor and bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.14.564 (May 13, 2017)

  • Improved: App stability
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.13.560 (May 6, 2017)

  • Improved: App stability
  • Fixed: Multiple crash logs were created

New in BoxCryptor 2.12.553 (Apr 24, 2017)

  • Fixed: Password protection was always enabled when updating from versions older than 2.11.550

New in BoxCryptor 2.11.550 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Added: Additional PIN protection and reworked password protection
  • Added: Support for Whisply with OneDrive for Business
  • Improved: Filesystem stability (e.g. when downloading files via Chrome)
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.10.542 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Added: Support for Dropbox Smart Sync (Learn more)
  • Improved: The Boxcryptor context menu in Windows Explorer is now capable to operate on multiple selected files / folders
  • Improved: Whisply links can now be created for folders and also for unencrypted files which will automatically be encrypted first. The overall maximum of 5 files per Whisply link still applies.
  • Improved: Filesystem stability
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor could crash when USB thumb drives were removed
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.9.526 (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Improved: Network drive handling
  • Improved: Context menu performance
  • Improved: Handling for .bc files including file association with Boxcryptor
  • Added: Permission warning when trying to decrypt files without Boxcryptor access
  • Fixed: Sometimes account creation could fail
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.8.505 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.7.503 (Feb 6, 2017)

  • New: Automatic upgrade of encrypted file format if required
  • Fixed: Temporary SQlite files have not always been deleted
  • Fixed: Google Drive authentication could fail
  • Fixed: With 7zip installed, files where copied to the Boxcryptor drive instead of moved
  • Improved: Better recovery for network drive locations
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.6.493 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • Added: HubiC auto detection
  • Improved: OneDrive for Business auto detection
  • Fixed: Authentication for Whisply integration
  • Improved: .Net Framework detection for Windows 7
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.5.484 (Dec 26, 2016)

  • Added: Amazon Drive auto detection
  • Updated: Data Protection Policy
  • Fixed: Filename encryption settings did not show correctly
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.4.482 (Dec 26, 2016)

  • New: Office 2013+ Integration
  • New: In-app network drive authentication
  • New: Support for custom certificate pinning allowing to use Boxcryptor in networks with SSL interception performed by e.g. anti-virus software or proxy servers
  • Improved: Boxcryptor can be used in offline mode when a secure connection to the Boxcryptor servers cannot be established due to SSL interception and custom certificate pinning is not enabled
  • Improved: Various performance improvements, especially when using MS Office
  • Improved: Better drive letter in use detection
  • Improved: Updated CBFS to v6.1.184
  • Changed: The patch number has been removed from the versioning scheme so that it has been changed from Major.Minor.Patch.Build to Major.Minor.Build. New releases will always increment the Minor number instead of the patch number
  • Changed: Dropped support for Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Fixed: Sometimes specific locations could not be added
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.413.448 (Sep 8, 2016)

  • Fixed: OneDrive for Business detection
  • Improved: Boxcryptor now uses the Windows language
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.411.446 (Sep 2, 2016)

  • Fixed: Icon Overlay conflict with OneDrive:
  • Due to new limitations in Windows 10 and the latest OneDrive update our overlay icons might have been lost. We decreased the number of used icons now to avoid further issues.
  • New: New location picker:
  • More flexible location picker let users even add locations manually via an address bar.

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.409.438 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • New: Command Line option to change default settings path
  • New: Duplicate file hiding resolving
  • Files and folders hiding other items can now be automatically renamed.
  • New: Warning for bad encryption / decryption workflow
  • Users will now be informed when they decrypt and re-encrypt folders unnecessarily
  • Fixed: Encryption forbidden dialog could not be closed
  • Fixed: Settings could get resetted when USB thumbsticks where removed
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.407.426 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Improved: Installer (silent installation improvements, removed shortcut creation on update)
  • Fixed: Whisply integration for Google Drive
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.405.406 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • New: Login with Command Line Interface (experimental)
  • Fixed: Explorer crashing under certain circumstances

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.403.402 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • New: Check permissions for folders
  • Check Boxcryptor permissions directly via the Manage Permissions Window.
  • Fixed: Credentials lost with bad internet connection
  • Fixed: Share Whisply link with local account
  • Fixed: Locations are sometimes selected automatically when trying to add new ones
  • Improved: Invitation of new Boxcryptor users to groups and when managing file permissions
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

New in BoxCryptor 2.3.401.400 (Jul 7, 2016)

  • New: Whisply integration
  • Transfer files securely end-to-end encrypted in Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive with a simple link
  • New: Sync status in icon overlays
  • See directly in Boxcryptor if a file is currently being synced, if it is synced or if there is a sync problem
  • New: Command Line Interface (experimental)
  • Automate your Boxcryptor deployment and configure Boxcryptor using a simple command line interface without having to use the GUI
  • Improved: Faster sign in
  • Improved: No internet connection required to work in folders shared permissions
  • Improved: Updated to CBFS v6.1.180
  • Improved: Boxcryptor is not mounted as network drive on Windows 10 anymore
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.423.322 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • Improved: Master key support with exported key files (reexport needed)
  • Fixed: Some locations could not be enabled in certain circumstances
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.421.309 (Mar 11, 2016)

  • Fixed: Removed A:\ and B:\ being selectable as drive letter due to inconsistent behaviour
  • Added: Whitelist locations company policy
  • Added: Required locations company policy

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.419.277 (Feb 23, 2016)

  • Added: MagentaCloud auto detection
  • Improvement: Auto detection for newer Dropbox client version
  • Minor bug fixes and improvments

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.417.266 (Feb 3, 2016)

  • Fixed: Windows 10 drive icon not being removed
  • Improved: Exclude system files like Thumbs.db or .DS_Store from sync
  • Feature: Support OneDrive for Business NextGen Client
  • Improved: Cubby auto detection
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.415.246 (Dec 23, 2015)

  • Fixed: Under certain circumstances, encrypted files get damaged after granting permissions to more than 5 or 6 users or groups (error message: "Found invalid data while decoding").
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.413.244 (Dec 17, 2015)

  • Added: Auto-detection for LiveDrive.
  • Changed: Renaming a plain text file or folder in an encrypted folder does not automatically encrypt it anymore.
  • Fixed: The file name of an encrypted Office document does not keep its encryption setting if the document is saved within a plain text folder.
  • Fixed: Sporadical drive deadlock and/or very poor performance when saving Office documents on network shares.
  • Fixed: Changing the case of a file or folder name deletes it under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed: LiveDrive syncing causes Boxcryptor to create lots of files.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.409.226 (Nov 8, 2015)

  • Added: Auto-detection for CudaDrive
  • Fixed: Driver incompatibility with Strato HiDrive (and other CBFS-based drives).

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.407.225 (Oct 9, 2015)

  • Added: Advanced option to disable auto-detection for removable and network drives
  • Added: Support for Office 2016
  • Improved: Updated CBFS to v5.1.164
  • Fixed: Location settings are lost on restart

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.405.221 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • Fixed: Crash when pressing Ctrl + any key not related to copy/paste on password field
  • Fixed: Added support for single letter TLDs (e.g "q.com")
  • Fixed: User couldn't access a location sometimes

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.403.216 (Sep 1, 2015)

  • Improved: Updated CBFS to v5.1.163.
  • Fixed: Some files could not be correctly read.
  • Fixed: Mounting the drive as network drive failed if the drive or machine name is empty.
  • Fixed: Could not enable custom locations.

New in BoxCryptor 2.2.401.210 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • Added: Support for Windows 10
  • Added: Auto-detection for Copy.com Sync
  • Improved: Updated CBFS to v5.1.162
  • Improved: Copy or move operations with multiple files now only ask once whether it should be encrypted instead of multiple times for every file
  • Fixed: Cannot checkout Git repositories on the Boxcryptor drive
  • Fixed: Executing the command "vssadmin.exe list shadowstorage" finished with internal error
  • Fixed: Creating a directory did ignore attributes (directories have always been created with default attributes)
  • Fixed: Use "Removable Disk" placeholder for removable disk location name if it would be empty
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.417.123 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Fixed: Files with a size of less than 1 MB can become corrupted after granting access to more than 5 users or groups. (Bug was introduced in version 2.1.403.78)

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.415.120 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • Fixed: Cannot rename on auto detected USB drives
  • Fixed: In some cases adding a license to a local key file could corrupt the key file

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.413.111 (May 29, 2015)

  • Fixed: Cannot rename or move read-only files (e.g. in git repositories)
  • Fixed: Leaving a group deleted the group instead

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.411.108 (May 28, 2015)

  • Fixed: Cannot eject removable drives when added as Boxcryptor location
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor trying to add unaccessible network drives as location
  • Fixed: Not showing complete directory if it contains an element with illegal characters
  • Changed: Detected networked drives no longer get automatically enabled

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.409.104 (May 12, 2015)

  • Added: Auto-detection for USB and network drives as Boxcryptor locations
  • Fixed: Crash when Boxcryptor is started again while it is starting
  • Fixed: Missing context menu on some special Windows setups
  • Fixed: Add license with local account

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.407.94 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Fixed: Crash on startup when trying to start Boxcryptor two times
  • Fixed: SMDiagnostics.dll causing Boxcryptor to crash
  • Fixed: Error with drives as locations
  • Fixed: Copying very large files to the Boxcryptor drive can fail under certain circumstances
  • Improved: Write performance if an application expands the file before writing file contents. (E.g. Performance of copying files in Windows Explorer has been improved by 100%.)
  • Improved: Better handling with multiple Windows users

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.403.77 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Added: Support for Telekom TeamDisk
  • Added: Filename encryption can be enabled or disabled on existing folders. (Right-click -> Boxcryptor -> Enable/Disable filename encryption)
  • Added: Filename encryption inheritance. New file or folders now inherit the filename encryption setting of their parent folder. If the name of the parent folder is encrypted (or not), the name of the new file or folder will also be encrypted (or not) - regardless of the filename encryption setting of the user.
  • Improved: "Could not delete original folder" error message on encrypt / decrypt does not occur as often as before
  • Fixed: "Out of memory" error message when encrypting large files
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.1.401.69 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • Added: Auto-detection for Dropbox for Business and other providers with multiple sync folders
  • Added: Auto-detection for new storage providers (e.g. OneDrive for Business, Strato HiDrive, iCloud Drive, CloudMe, Cubby, Web.de, TelekomCloud, Storegate, SpiderOak, and SafeSync)
  • Added: Advanced option to turn off OneDrive online files info message
  • Added: Installer is now also available in German
  • Improved: Redesigned user interface
  • Improved: Location handling for providers with a slow updating (e.g Webdav based provider)
  • Improved: Encrypted files and folders are now highlighted with a green icon overlay with a lock instead of a green font
  • Improved: Files and folders with encrypted names are now always shown in the Boxcryptor drive - regardless if they can be decrypted or not
  • Fixed: "File has been externally altered" error
  • Overall bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.437.408 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: Support for Dropbox shared folders which are view-only
  • Added: "Temporary file preservation" for encrypted files is now also applied to plaintext filenames - not only encrypted filenames. This improves temporary file detection by other applications, e.g. to exclude them from sync
  • Improved: OneDrive for Business auto-detection
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.435.407 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Improved: Handling of sync conflicts / conflicted copies.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.433.406 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Wrong file sizes in GoodSync on network shares

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.431.403 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Improved: Better handling for sync conflicts / conflicted copies. Encrypted filenames which have been modified (e.g. by appending " (conflicted copy)") are now auto-fixed by including the suffix automatically into the encrypted filename. The conflicted copy then also appears in the Boxcryptor Drive.
  • Improved: Box Sync auto-detection
  • Fixed: Dragon Natural Speaking cannot load profile located on the Boxcryptor Drive
  • Fixed: SecureCRT cannot save log files on the Boxcryptor Drive

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.429.396 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Moving a plaintext file to an encrypted folder failed.
  • Fixed: Some applications could not save a file in a location on a network share.

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.427.395 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Folder is empty because one file contains invalid characters (e.g. '' which are not allowed on Windows file systems). Such files are now skipped and ignored.
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor Drive cannot be opened "Invalid parameter" in certain circumstances when a location is on a network share.

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.425.394 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Box Sync 3 was not auto-detected
  • Fixed: "Save as" in Internet Explorer did not work anymore

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.423.392 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: File was not saved correctly after being rotated in Windows Photo Viewer
  • Fixed: Cannot open Quicken file

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.421.388 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Improved: File save in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and other applications which use temporary files
  • Improved: Handling of reset accounts
  • Fixed: Box does not sync permission changes

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.419.376 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: OneDrive for Business support

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.417.367 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: File times are modified on permission change
  • Fixed: Microsoft OneDrive is not auto-detected on Windows 7

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.415.357 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed Box Sync 4.0 auto-detection
  • Improved Permissions Management
  • Better feedback for context-menu encrypt/decrypt
  • Improved CBFS driver install
  • Improved auto-update process

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.413.343 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Updated CBFS to v4.0.139
  • Changed: Renamed "Share Access" to "Manage Permissions" to avoid misunderstandings with the word "Sharing" used by cloud storage providers

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.411.330 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Recycle bin doesn't work
  • Fixed: Encrypt read-only files fails with path already exists
  • Fixed: Modified date is set on read

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.409.325 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: Option to disable Volume Watcher notifications
  • Fixed: Hide files beginning with . does not work
  • Fixed: Logout from local account forgets to remember email address
  • Fixed: Newly created group is not removed properly on deletion
  • Fixed: Windows 8.1 search index does not work (Enable both options "Mount in Windows Mount Manager" and "Mount For all Users")
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.407.311 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Improved: Performance (especially when using network shares / WebDAV)
  • Improved: Copying many files fails with „Externally altered“
  • Fixed: SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 does not show any files
  • Fixed: Cannot use “Remember password” with local account
  • Fixed: Same IVs are used for all files/folders within one Boxcryptor session
  • Fixed: Cannot remove a deleted user from sharing
  • Fixed: Cannot create new files or folders in a folder shared with a deleted user
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Change to 308: SkyDrive detection in Windows 8)

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.405.295 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: Ability to use custom keys using the command line argument /customkeys The custom key feature
  • Added: Compatibility with Microsoft SyncToy
  • Fixed: Enable locations after logout and login was not working
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor crash if key file was not found in local mode
  • Fixed: Cannot move a file when source and target are on different drives
  • Fixed: Various smaller issues
  • Fixed: Cannot create a stable subkey under a volatile parent key.

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.403.275 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Pipe Error 5, when encrypting / decrypting
  • Changed: Contact Information

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.403.272 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Changed: Fallback for opening pipe without elevated rights

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.403.269 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Sharing violation when loading settings (cache.db)
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor cannot be used with drives as location
  • Fixed: Login is possible when currently logging in or mounting the drive
  • Fixed: Collection modified by multiple threads when saving cache
  • Fixed: ReadyBoost causes error message
  • Fixed: Wrong error message when account locked
  • Fixed: Open plaintext dialogs and exit leads to blocking windows explorer
  • Fixed: Pipe-Error 5 if Boxcryptor runs as admin
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor cannot be used with network shares as location
  • Fixed: Outlook cannot attach an encrypted file when EFS is disabled
  • Fixed: Prevent decryption when saving an encrypted file in a plaintext folder
  • Added: Prevent copying of .bc files to drive
  • Added: Show information about installing CBFS in installer
  • Added: Setting for disabling the creation of the favorites link (Boxcryptor.exe.config "CreateFavoritesLink")
  • Added: Support for alternative filemanagers (Altap Salamander, Cubic Explorer, Directory Opus, Explorer++, Far Manager, FreeComander, SpeedComander, Total Commander, TeraCopy, xplorer2, XYplorer)

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.402.252 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: Interactive Tour after sign up
  • Added: When creating a file or folder in a plain text folder a dialog pops up asking the user if he wants to encrypt the file or folder (This dialog can be disabled by adding '"dontConfirmPlaintextOperation": true' in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boxcryptor\volume.db)
  • Added: Locations in the Boxcryptor Drive are updated on-the-fly without the need to refresh
  • Fixed: Improved compatibility with MS Office
  • Fixed: Files with plain text filenames are deleted on rename with capitalization change only
  • Fixed: Plain text files or folders are not shown in the Boxcryptor Drive if they contained certain Asian UTF-8 characters
  • Fixed: Locking the master key requires restart to take effect
  • Fixed: Update check
  • Fixed: Various smaller issues, bugs and UI improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.401.229 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Several fixes and improvements regarding the installer
  • Added: Disable Encrypting File System (EFS) during installation
  • Added: Support for default proxy servers
  • Fixed: Encrypting of files with non-ascii characters failed
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor start with Windows, even though the option was not checked
  • Fixed: Master Key cannot be unlocked if a user in the company has expired keys

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.401.172 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Installer not installing Callback FileSystem

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.401.170 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed: Uninstaller crashing

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.166 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: Boxcryptor icon for folder keys
  • Added: Confirmation before decrypting files
  • Fixed: Progress while importing files
  • Fixed: Cannot create files in shared folders
  • Fixed: Minor fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.153 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added: A shortcut to the Boxcryptor Drive in the Windows Favorites section
  • Added: Decrypt Option Added: Progress indication while encrypting / decrypting
  • Added: Shortcut to change the path to the key file Fixed: Minor fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.146 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Removed context-menu placeholder for "Decrypt"

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.145 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Added context-menu placeholder for "Decrypt"
  • Fixed: Norton classifies Boxcryptor as suspicious due to missing dll signatures

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.138 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Changed: Increased default KDF iterations for new keys from 5.000 to 10.000
  • Changed: Context-menu "Encrypt" does not use a temporary folder anymore
  • Fixed: Context-menu does not work when Kaspersky AV is installed
  • Fixed: Context-menu "Encrypt" fails if Preview Pane in Windows Explorer is activated
  • Fixed: Directory Opus fails with invalid parameter to copy pdf file
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor cannot be installed on removable drives
  • Fixed: Minor fixes and improvments

New in BoxCryptor 2.0.400.121 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Updated CBFS to v4.0.135.22
  • Fixed: Minor fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 1.6.400.53 (Jun 21, 2013)

  • Fixed: Boxcryptor Classic cannot be installed on removable drives
  • Changed: Settings from 1.5 versions are now preserved when upgrading to 1.6
  • Changed: Boxcryptor Folders are not renamed from .bc to .bcc extension anymore.

New in BoxCryptor 1.6.400.34 (Jun 21, 2013)

  • Renamed to Boxcryptor Classic
  • Upgraded CBFS to v4.0.135.22
  • Moved from an NSIS installer to a Windows installer
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor Drive freezes when saving an Office file in certain circumstances
  • Fixed: Office cannot save file due to a "Sharing violation"
  • Fixed: Invalid file time of encrypted files causes the Boxcryptor Drive to return "Access denied"
  • Fixed: File cannot by copied to the Boxcryptor Drive using TotalCommander
  • Changed: Boxcryptor Folders with .bc extension are renamed to .bcc extension when opened to better distinguish from new 2.0 files with .bc extension

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.413.155 (May 3, 2013)

  • Fixed: Reopening a file with expanded rights fails

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.413.154 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Modified: Upgraded CBFS to v4.0.133
  • Modified: Improved Italian texts
  • Fixed: BSOD when using the /translate command line option
  • Fixed: Drive is not mounted automatically when using command line parameters
  • Fixed: "firstRunDate" not found on Windows Server 2008
  • Fixed: Excel file locks do not work on network share

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.411.151 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • Fixed: Open Office Calc saving an existing file fails
  • Modified: Updated manuals

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.410.149 (Mar 11, 2013)

  • Modified: Upgraded to CBFS v.4.0.132
  • Fixed: Possibility of a deadlock on Windows 8 when the BoxCryptor Folder is located on a network share (SMB)
  • Fixed: Driver failed to start on Windows 2003 x64
  • Fixed: Configuration file is not found when BoxCrtyptor folder is located on Box

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.409.147 (Feb 19, 2013)

  • Auto-detect Box and SugarSync
  • Improved "File was externally modified" problem
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.408.142 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • Upgraded to CBFS v4.0.129
  • Fixed: BSOD occured sporadically when a file is openend with the File_OPEN_REQUIRING_OPLOCK flag
  • Fixed: Mounting the BoxCryptor drive failed on some machines with"File not found" error
  • Fixed: Network mounting points sometimes were visible in Explorer as "disconnected network drives"
  • Modified: Remove the advanced option "Enable Recycle Bin" on Windows XP because it is always enabled on Windows XP

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.407.140 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Fixed: Uninstaller removes too much autostarts from registry

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.406.139 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Fixed: Could not choose alternative configuration file when opening a BoxCryptor folder
  • Added: Command line switch /preferences to open Boxcryptor Preferences window directly after start
  • Fixed: Minor issues

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.405.136 (Jan 14, 2013)

  • Modified: Improved memory management
  • Fixed:Some write operations have been cancelled with error "The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid. Error code: 0x800703EE."
  • Added: /anon command line switch to anonymize file and folder names in debug log
  • Modified: Updated CBFS to the latest version v1.4.0.128
  • Modified: Added a check so you won't be able to create a Boxcryptor folder within an existing Boxcryptor folder or drive
  • Fixed: Minor bugs

New in BoxCryptor 1.5.401.125 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Added language: German
  • Added language: Spanish
  • Added language: Italian
  • Added language: French
  • Added language: Russian
  • Added ability to hide files starting with a "." per default
  • Modified: Removed the ability to enable recycle bin if the drive is not mounted for all users
  • Fixed:Programs cannot be executed with elevated rights if the BoxCryptor drive is mounted for the current user only.

New in BoxCryptor 1.4.404.2309 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Modified: Removed the ability to enable the recycle bin if the drive is not mounted for all users
  • Fixed: Programs cannot be executed with elevated rights if the BoxCryptor Drive is mounted for the current user only

New in BoxCryptor 1.4.403.2187 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Modified: Switched to a new versioning scheme for minor versions.
  • Fixed: "Show encrypted file/folder" context menu does not work in subfolders if filename encryption is enabled.

New in BoxCryptor 1.4.0.1 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Hotfix v1.4.0.1: File times have not been set correctly in the original release.

New in BoxCryptor 1.4 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Added: BoxCryptor now detects if Dropbox, Google Drive or SkyDrive are installed in order to simply the configuration process.
  • Added: BoxCryptor Portable is now integrated in the installer.
  • Added: Missing file operations (e.g. create folder, rename) in BoxCryptor Portable.
  • Added: Password strength indicator to help choosing better passwords.
  • Added: Context menu which lets you show the location of the encrypted file in Windows Explorer by right-click a file in the BoxCryptor Drive.
  • Added in Advanced Mode: "Mount All" and "Dismount All" option to the BoxCryptor menu.
  • Added in Advanced Mode: BoxCryptor Drives can now be edited (e.g. change the drive letter).
  • Added in Advanced Mode: Filename encryption can be enabled or disabled on existing BoxCryptor Folders (experimental)
  • Added in Advanced Mode: In the settings you can enter an application password to secure the whole BoxCryptor application. The whole BoxCryptor configuration is secured (encrypted) using this password and you have to enter the password on each start of the BoxCryptor application - otherwise BoxCryptor can't read its configuration. If you forget this password, you can reset the BoxCryptor configuration to factory defaults.
  • Modified: BoxCryptor Drives are now only available for the mounting user by default in order to increase security. They can be mounted for all users in the Advanced Options.
  • Modified: Path length of encrypted files is restricted to 260 characters by default again. Support for long paths up to 32.767 characters can be enabled in the Advanced Options.
  • Modified: Performance improvements especially when the BoxCryptor Folder is located on a remote storage (e.g. SMB or WebDAV).
  • Modified: New unlocked icon in the system tray and switched behavior of the icon. When no BoxCryptor Drive is mounted, the icon is now in locked state and when one (or more) BoxCryptor Drives are mounted, the icon is now in unlocked state.
  • Fixed: Not enough memory bug when mounting many BoxCryptor Drives.
  • Fixed: Crash if volume size cannot be determined.
  • Fixed: Recycle bin support now works on all Windows versions (also Vista & 7).
  • Fixed: Improved scaling for non-standard display resolutions (125% and 150%).

New in BoxCryptor 1.3.2 (Oct 18, 2012)

  • Modified the Freemium features: Removed encrypted folder size limited;

New in BoxCryptor 1.3.1 (Oct 18, 2012)

  • Changed the free limit from 2GB to 5GB

New in BoxCryptor 1.3.0.0 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Improved stabitility (a few users experienced BSOD which has been resolved)
  • Improved speed up to 200% through AES hardware acceleration (up to 50MB/sec instead of 15MB/sec)
  • Improved compatibility with other programs (e.g. portable software)
  • Network/Internet access for portable programs executed on the BoxCryptor drive (Hello FirefoxPortable and others!)
  • Programs on the BoxCryptor drive can run as administrator
  • Windows Search support (the BoxCryptor drive can now be indexed by Windows search for a better search experience)
  • Windows File sharing support (folders in the BoxCryptor drive can now be shared over the network)

New in BoxCryptor 1.2.0.0 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Support for multiple encrypted folders at once so you can have more than one encrypted folder (only available in the Unlimited version)
  • Advanced mode for modifying advanced options, mounting and unmounting of volumes, etc.
  • New wizard to guide you through the creating and opening of encrypted folders which makes BoxCryptor even easier to use and avoids some critical problems (e.g. accidentally overwriting the configuration file)
  • Performance improvements: using the BoxCryptor drive should feel a lot faster now (especially for folders with lots of files)

New in BoxCryptor 0.9.1 Beta (Jun 3, 2011)

  • Fixes a bug which could cause data loss if you cut and paste a folder within the BoxCryptor drive to another drive, as users reported yesterday. This is now fixed in the new version.