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28 27 Dec2019 -7Jan 2020


softwareforcloud-boundfiles –you can
just encryp tcontent to keep on your PC
or sharebyother means.There’snoway
of recovering alostmasterpassword
(it’snot stor ed anywhere), butyou can
resetitu sing therecovery key that’s
provided when youcreateanaccount.
Thefreeversion of NordLo cker limits
youto5GB of encrypted data ,but that
should be enough formostpeople’s
secu re stor ageneeds. Upgrad ing to
Premiumfor $71.85 (£54.83) ayear
givesyou unlimited encryption.

Cloud-storage services suchas Google
Drive, OneDrive,iCloud andDropbox
have becomeinvaluableforeveryday
tasks suchas automaticallybackingup
thecontentsofyourphone, and
accessingand sharingfiles and folders
from anywhere.But whilethese services
areincrediblyconvenient,theydocome
with arisk. Once you’ve uploaded
somethingtothe cloud,it’snolonger
completely under your control, and you
have torely on thecompany that runs
theservice to keep your data safe.
NordLo cker,fromthe fi rm behind our
Gold Award- winningVPN service
NordVPN,isanew encryptiontool


SECURESTORAGETOOL


NordLocker


nordlocker.com
Minrequirements:Windows 7/8.1/10
or macOS
File size:10.1MB


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To get started withNordLocker,
crea te afreeNordaccount, verify
your email address andsign intothe
software.You then needto crea te a
masterpasswordfor encrypting and
decrypting files.You’llbepresented
witharecovery key youcan useto
reset your passwordifyou lose it.
Choose thefolder to use asyour
locker location.^1

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To encrypt some files, justdragand
drop themto the user interface.^1
Alternatively ,you can click theAdd
buttonat the top^2 and navigate tothe
files orfoldersyou want from there.
Theencryption processispretty quick.
Click theLockertab at the top^3 to view
itscontents.

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Click an item inyour lockertosee
its si ze^1 and prepareitf or
sharing.^2 Youwill be promptedto
enter the email addresses foranyone
youwant to grant user access to.^3
Youcan also exportadecryptedcopy
from here,^4 deletethe item^5 or
rename it.^6

MINIWORKSHOP|Encryptyourpersonalfiles withNordLocker

basedonGoCryptFSthatactsas
“middleware”,addingalayerofsecurity
toyourdata.Essentially,itencrypts
yourfilesandfolderspriortoyou
uploadingthemtothecloud.
NordLockersupportsdocumentsof
anytypeandsize.Oncetheyareinyour
securelocker,theycanonlybeaccessed
anddecryptedwithamasterpassword.
Youcangrantaccesstofiles,allowing
friendsorcolleaguestoopenthem
(theywillneedNordLockerinstalled),
andyou’renotlimitedtousingthe

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