Freecom Technologies 3.5 " / USB 2.0 / ESATA manual Opening the Secure&Compress folder

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5.3.2 Opening the Secure&Compress folder

1.Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab "Secure&Compress".

2.Click on "Open folder" in order to open the Secure&Compress folder.

3.If the Freecom Personal Media Suite is already open and has started minimised in the taskbar, you can also open the Secure&Compress folder with a right-click on the taskbar symbol of the Freecom Personal Media Suite:

4.Of course you can also open the Secure&Compress folder over the Windows Ex- plorer.

5.3.3 Encrypting files and folders

1.Open the Secure&Compress folder.

2.Pull the files or folders to be encrypted in the Secure&Compress folder using the drag&drop function. Each file is now compressed and then encrypted.

3.The first time you will be requested to enter and confirm a password. Select "Save password on this computer" if you do not want to be requested to enter a password again.

4.Alternatively, you can also right-click on the files or folders and select the Secure&Compress folder in the context menu under "Send to ...".

5.3.4 Decrypting files and folders

In order to decrypt files and folders which are in the Secure&Compress folder, please proceed as follows:

1.Open the Secure&Compress folder.

2.Select the file(s) or folder(s) to be decrypted and pull them into the target folder (e.g. with the Windows Explorer) using drag&drop.

3.Your files are now decrypted and decompressed. The encrypted original remains on the Freecom Hard Drive Pro.

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