Web User - UK (2019-12-27)

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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