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Maintenance Window

In order to constantly improve our service and to keep our servers up-to-date, we regularly maintain our infrastructure. Tasks which might have an impact on the availability of our service will be conducted in weekly maintenance windows at the following time:

Every Monday, 00:00 - 02:00 UTC+1 (4pm - 6pm UTC-7)

We do our best to provide a high availability of our service, but during these two hours access to our servers might be degraded and/or even unavailable. Boxcryptor has been designed in such a manner, that access to our servers is not required for the regular usage of our client software. As outlined in our Technical Overview (chapter Why and when Boxcryptor requires an internet connection), only the following actions require an active connection to our servers:

  • Creating a Boxcryptor account
  • Setting up a new device
  • Sharing access to a file or folder
  • Account syncing

If you are already signed in with your Boxcryptor account on a device, you are always able to access your encrypted files regardless of your internet connection or availability of our servers.

Changelog

Version 2.55.2774 (2022-11-08)

  • Fixed: Saving issue with Office on network drives and removable storages
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.54.2765 (2022-11-02)

  • Added: Option to enable Windows Search explicitly
  • Added: Support for location policy wildcards
  • Improved: Faster download for OnDemand files
  • Improved: WebDAV support
  • Improved: Reconnect handling for disconnected network locations
  • Improved: locations with the same foldername can now be added
  • Removed: pCloud auto-detection
  • Fixed: Issues with Whisply links and auto-detection for Google Drive
  • Fixed: Incompatibility with Box Drive
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.53.2568 (2022-07-27)

  • Fixed: Incompatibility with Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
  • Fixed: File handles are closed with significant delay
  • Changed: Plaintext files and folders no longer show a white overlay icon
  • Changed: Upgraded CBFS Connect to v20.0.8181
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.52.2484 (2022-05-27)

  • 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

Note: This version contains a known incompatibiliy with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). If you encounter issues with VSS, temporarily enable Mount for all users and Mount with Windows Mount Manager in the Advanced Settings or quit Boxcryptor to use VSS.

Version 2.51.2468 (2022-05-19)

  • 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

This update requires a computer reboot

Note: This version contains a known incompatibiliy with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). If you encounter issues with VSS, temporarily enable Mount for all users and Mount with Windows Mount Manager in the Advanced Settings or quit Boxcryptor to use VSS.

Version 2.50.2196 (2022-01-31)

  • 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

This is the last Boxcryptor version supporting Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1.

Version 2.49.1965 (2021-10-14)

  • 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

Version 2.48.1906 (2021-09-22)

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

Version 2.47.1752 (2021-06-30)

  • Fixed: Connection issues on Windows 7
  • Fixed: Driver installation could fail when upgrading from specific version
  • Improved: DPI awareness
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 2.46.1654 (2021-05-31)

  • 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

Version 2.45.1556 (2021-03-29)

  • 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

For security reasons, Boxcryptor requires TLS ≥ 1.2 for client-server communication, which must be activated manually under Windows 7.

Version 2.44.1485 (2021-02-23)

  • 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

Version 2.43.1441 (2021-02-03)

  • Fixed: Compatibility with Google Drive (File Stream) 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

Version 2.42.1333 (2020-12-10)

  • 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

Version 2.41.1246 (2020-10-07)

  • 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

Version 2.40.1216 (2020-06-04)

  • 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

This update requires a computer reboot

Version 2.39.1135 (2020-04-16)

  • 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

Version 2.38.1080 (2020-02-10)

  • 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: Incompatibility 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

This update requires a computer reboot

Version 2.37.1057 (2019-10-24)

  • Added: Official support for Windows 10 1909
  • 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

Version 2.36.1046 (2019-09-02)

  • 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

Version 2.35.1033 (2019-06-24)

  • 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 (service does not exist anymore)
  • Removed: Cubby support (service does not exist anymore)
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

This update requires a computer reboot

Version 2.34.995 (2019-03-20)

  • 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

Version 2.33.933 (2019-01-25)

  • Fixed: Google Drive File Stream related app crash
  • Fixed: OneDrive OnDemand download timed out sometimes
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.32.910 (2018-12-10)

  • 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
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.31.870 (2018-10-19)

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

This update requires a computer reboot

Version 2.30.833 (2018-08-16)

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

Version 2.29.799 (2018-05-24)

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

Version 2.28.797 (2018-05-09)

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

Version 2.27.795 (2018-05-04)

  • Updated: Privacy Policy
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.26.784 (2018-04-23)

  • Changed: Removed ability to move OneDrive on-demand files to the recycle bin again due to a bug in Windows which can only be fixed by Microsoft.
  • 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

Version 2.25.777 (2018-04-06)

  • 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

Version 2.24.747 (2018-02-28)

  • 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

Version 2.23.726 (2018-02-13)

  • Fixed: Autostart settings are sometimes overwritten after update
  • New: ownCloud and Nextcloud auto detection
  • New: Plex Media Server support
  • New: Alternate data stream support
  • Updated: Certificates used for certificate pinning
  • Bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.22.706 (2017-12-13)

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

Version 2.21.691 (2017-12-04)

  • 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 bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.20.680 (2017-11-22)

  • New: Google Drive File Stream support
  • New: Encryption Required policy
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.19.658 (2017-10-10)

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

Version 2.18.646 (2017-09-21)

  • New: Experimental support for the new Box Drive client
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.17.635 (2017-08-07)

  • 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

Version 2.16.629 (2017-08-01)

  • Major redesign of the user interface for creating accounts and signing in
  • New: Experimental support for OneDrive Files On-Demand
  • New: Boxcryptor quick access in Windows Explorer
  • New: Nutstore auto detection
  • New: Disallow to manage permissions policy
  • Improved: Yandex auto detection
  • Improved: Faster update process
  • Improved: Explorer integration stability
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor could crash on Windows 7 with stylus support due to .NET bug
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.15.578 (2017-06-13)

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

Version 2.14.564 (2017-05-12)

  • Improved: App stability
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.13.560 (2017-05-06)

  • Improved: App stability
  • Fixed: Multiple crash logs were created
  • App protection usability improvements

Version 2.12.553 (2017-04-24)

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

Version 2.11.550 (2017-04-18)

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

Version 2.10.542 (2017-04-04)

Likewise to Boxcryptor for macOS, Boxcryptor permissions are not checked when browsing into encrypted folders anymore. When any action is performed in an encrypted folder, permission checks still apply.

Checking permissions when browsing into an encrypted folder was only a "convenience" feature because the user could always browse into the folder directly in the location and the new behavior reflects this possibility also in the Boxcryptor drive.

  • 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

Version 2.9.526 (2017-03-09)

  • 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

Version 2.8.505 (2017-02-09)

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.7.503 (2017-02-06)

  • Added: 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

Version 2.6.493 (2017-01-16)

  • 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

Version 2.5.484 (2016-12-20)

Windows 7 users need the .NET Framework 4.5.2 to get Boxcryptor to run. You may find the download here.

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

Version 2.4.482 (2016-12-16)

This version does not support Windows XP and Windows Vista anymore. As these old versions are not supported by Microsoft anymore, we recommend affected users to update their operating system to a newer version as soon as possible in order to stay safe.

  • Added: Office 2013+ Integration
  • Added: In-app network drive authentication
  • Added: 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
  • Updated: Certificates used for certificate pinning
  • Fixed: Sometimes specific locations could not be added
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.3.415.455 (2016-09-26)

  • Fixed: Sometimes the update notification did not show
  • Improved: Apply button on manage permission page only enabled when there are changes
  • Improved: Resolving file hiding conflicts between files and folders
  • Improved: Tutorial
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.3.413.448 (2016-09-08)

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

Version 2.3.411.446 (2016-09-01)

  • 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.
  • Added: New location picker
  • More flexible location picker let users even add locations manually via an address bar.

Version 2.3.409.438 (2016-08-25)

  • Added: Command Line option to change default settings path
  • Added: Duplicate file hiding resolving
  • Files and folders hiding other items can now be automatically renamed.
  • Added: 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

Version 2.3.407.426 (2016-08-09)

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

Version 2.3.405.406 (2016-07-27)

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

Version 2.3.403.402 (2016-07-21)

  • Added: 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

Version 2.3.401.400 (2016-07-07)

  • Added: Whisply integration
  • Transfer files securely end-to-end encrypted in Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive with a simple link.
  • Added: 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.
  • Added: 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

Version 2.2.423.322 (2016-04-04)

  • 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

The v2.2.x versions are the last versions with Windows XP & Windows Vista support. They are not actively supported by Microsoft anymore and we strongly encourage every user who is still using any of these old, unsecure operating systems to upgrade to a newer, secure version.

Version 2.2.421.309 (2016-03-09)

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

Version 2.2.419.277 (2016-02-23)

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

Version 2.2.417.266 (2016-02-03)

  • 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.

Version 2.2.415.246 (2015-12-22)

  • 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"). If you are affected, please contact us at support@boxcryptor.com for information how to repair those files.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.2.413.244 (2015-12-16)

  • 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

Version 2.2.411.228 (2015-10-19)

  • Fixed: Minor bug fixes

Version 2.2.409.226 (2015-10-14)

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

Version 2.2.407.225 (2015-10-07)

  • 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

Version 2.2.405.221 (2015-09-28)

  • 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

Version 2.2.403.216 (2015-08-28)

  • 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.

Version 2.2.401.210 (2015-08-18)

  • 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.

  • Known Issues:

    • A folder within the Boxcryptor drive cannot be added as a location in the Windows Photos app.
    • Due to a driver incompatibility in CBFS v5.1.162, Boxcryptor cannot access locations which are also a virtual drive using CBFS. Due to this limitation, Strato HiDrive is currently not supported in this version. If you want to use Boxcryptor with Strato HiDrive, please do NOT update to this version and instead use Boxcryptor for Windows v2.1.417.123 which is still using CBFS v4. We are working with the vendor of CBFS to resolve this issue as soon as possible. UPDATE: The driver incompatibility has been resolved in v2.2.409.226.

Version 2.1.417.123 (2015-06-29)

  • 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)

Version 2.1.415.120 (2015-06-24)

  • 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

Version 2.1.413.111 (2015-05-28)

  • Fixed: Cannot eject removable drives when added as Boxcryptor location
  • Fixed: Boxcryptor trying to add inaccessible network drives as location
  • Fixed: Not showing complete directory if it contains an element with illegal characters
  • Fixed: Cannot rename or move read-only files (e.g. in git repositories)
  • Fixed: Leaving a group deleted the group instead
  • Changed: Detected networked drives no longer get automatically enabled 

Version 2.1.409.104 (2015-05-11)

  • 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

Version 2.1.407.99 (2015-04-07)

  • 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

Version 2.1.405.86 (2015-03-24)

  • Improved: Display of encrypted icon overlay with high DPI displays and Windows scaling

Version 2.1.403.78 (2015-03-15)

  • 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

Version 2.1.401.69 (2015-02-26)

  • 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

Version 2.0.437.408 (2014-10-27)

  • 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

Version 2.0.435.407 (2014-09-15)

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

Version 2.0.433.406 (2014-09-02)

  • Fixed: Wrong file sizes in GoodSync on network shares.

Version 2.0.431.403 (2014-08-06)

  • Improved: Better handling for sync conflicts / conflicted copies. 
  • Encrypted file names which have been modified (e.g. by appending " (conflicted copy)") are now auto-fixed by including the suffix automatically into the encrypted file name.
  • 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.

Version 2.0.429.396 (2014-07-11)

  • 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.

Version 2.0.427.395 (2014-06-30)

  • Fixed: Folder is empty because one file contains invalid characters (e.g. '<' or '>' 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.

Version 2.0.425.394 (2014-06-23)

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

Version 2.0.423.392 (2014-06-16)

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

Version 2.0.421.388 (2014-06-11)

  • 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

Version 2.0.419.376 (2014-04-10)

  • Added: OneDrive for Business support

Version 2.0.417.367 (2014-02-24)

  • Autoupdate activated!

  • Fixed: File times are modified on permission change

  • Fixed: Microsoft OneDrive is not auto-detected on Windows 7

Version 2.0.415.357 (2014-02-20)

  • 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

Version 2.0.413.343 (2013-12-19)

  • 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.

Version 2.0.411.330 (2013-11-07)

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

Version 2.0.409.325 (2013-11-07)

  • 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

Version 2.0.407.311 (2013-10-15)

  • 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)

Version 2.0.405.295 (2013-09-24)

  • 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.

Version 2.0.403.275 (2013-08-26)

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

Version 2.0.403.272 (2013-08-26)

  • Changed: Fallback for opening pipe without elevated rights

Version 2.0.403.269 (2013-08-26)

  • 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)

Version 2.0.402.252 (2013-08-09)

  • 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

Version 2.0.401.229 (2013-07-23)

  • 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

Version 2.0.401.172 (2013-06-28)

  • Fixed: Installer not installing Callback FileSystem

Version 2.0.401.170 (2013-06-27)

  • Fixed: Uninstaller crashing

Version 2.0.400.166 (2013-06-25)

  • 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

Version 2.0.400.153 (2013-06-20)

  • 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

Version 2.0.400.146 (2013-06-17)

  • Removed context-menu placeholder for "Decrypt"

Version 2.0.400.145 (2013-06-15)

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

Version 2.0.400.138 (2013-06-14)

  • Changed: Increased default KDF iterations for new keys from 5.000 to 10.00
  • 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

Version 2.0.400.121 (2013-06-07)

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

Version 2.0.400.116 (2013-06-05)

  • Initial release

Network Access

Boxcryptor requires that certain servers can be accessed via the internet. If you have network restrictions in place, please make sure to allow connections from Boxcryptor to the following domains, ip addresses, ports and protocols:

Domain: www.boxcryptor.com
Port: 443
Protocol: HTTPS
IP Adresses: 136.243.125.201, 148.251.224.98, 188.40.161.200
Domain: api.boxcryptor.com
Port: 443
Protocol: HTTPS
IP Addresses: 136.243.125.202, 148.251.224.99, 188.40.161.201
Domain: whisp.ly
Port: 443
Protocol: HTTPS
IP Address: 188.40.161.203

If you are using our LDAP / Active Directory synchronization feature, please make sure that your directory server can be reached from the following subnets: 136.243.125.192/28, 148.251.224.96/28, 188.40.161.192/28.

Please note that these domains and also ip addresses might be subject to change in the future.

Open Source Licenses

We use open source software in many situations: across platforms in the Boxcryptor apps, in the Boxcryptor Crypto Server, and for boxcryptor.com. Follow the links below to view the list of open source projects and their licenses used in the corresponding applications: