Plex + Dropbox - encrypt folder and file names?

[qiweh]

Hi friends!

I have a Dropbox that holds a Plex library which I access with Rclone. Currently I am encrypting files and file names, but leaving folder names unencrypted.

Do you recommend folder name (and file names, for that matter) encryption, or should I not care about this?

Best regards,
V

[kapitainsky]

It is entirely up to you. rclone is very flexible here - you can encrypt content but not names, only names or both. personally I do not see reason not to use full encryption (both content and names). It is only mode which provides full privacy.

[qiweh]

Thanks for the reply! I like the idea of unencrypted folder names because I can check what's happening without obfuscated names (eg. On Dropbox web), but I understand the privacy argument.

Is there a way to encrypt previously unencrypted folder names without moving the whole data to a new share?

Cheers

[kapitainsky]

You can do everything server side without re-uploading data.

Possible to convert an existing crypt from default/legacy encoding to the more effective `base64` or `base32768`?

The way to test to see whether base32768 is a win is to use this $ rclone test info --check-length dropbox:check-length [snip] // dropbox maxFileLength = 255 // for 1 byte unicode characters maxFileLength = 255 // for 2 byte unicode characters maxFileLength = 255 // for 3 byte unicode characters maxFileLength = -1 // for 4 byte unicode characters // TestJottacloud maxFileLength = 255 // for 1 byte unicode characters maxFileLength = 255 // for 2 byte unicode characters maxFileLength = 255 // …

But if you are ok with unencrypted names it is also OK - it is really your call.

[kapitainsky]

First question should be what you want from encryption? what you try to hide? and from whom? People do all sort of things and have different requirements. I would never leave not encrypted files names. Because I do not like cloud provider to see what I store - as a matter of principle:) But you might have different attitude - and it is perfectly ok.