Advice Request Would you use 7zip to encrypt important files before upload them?

[Thales]

Hi

I would like to know your opinion about using 7zip to encrypt files and upload them to the cloud.
With 7Zip it's so easy to update the files in the "container". Faster and easier than with veracrypt IMO.
PS: I love and use veracrypt and Bitlocker too, so no hate here!

 

[DeepWeb]

I have done this. Too bad the recipient needs to understand how to decrypt which is actually extremely easy. Just enter the damn password. But to some even that is too complicated.

 

[Eddie Morra]

7zip works well in my opinion. Good choice. It's always a safe idea to encrypt with a password before storing sensitive archives on cloud storage... you never know where they could end up, or how long they will remain accessible/recoverable to unknown hands.

 

[LDogg]

Can't see why you can't use it. Again comes down to knowledge, experience & personal preference.

~LDogg

 

[bribon77]

Yes, as long as you use a password, with symbols, numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters, if they are important files..

 

[R2D2]

I sometimes use 7zip to store files in the cloud. But always make sure to use a complex password and the AES-256 bit encryption option.

If you need access to your files on the go a great alternative is the open source Cryptomator. The desktop software is free but you need to pay for the mobile app.

I tried Boxcryptor and Axcrypt, both very good solutions, but was put off by the annual subscription. You can also consider Kruptos (trialware) or Kryptel. The latter is available in a freeware version.

 

[ChemicalB]

7Zip is a good tool.
If you want, you can encrypt even the names of all the files, so that it isn't even possible to imagine the contents of the compressed archive.