BestCrypt Functions Embedded in Windows

Users may run main commands of the BestCrypt system from Windows Explorer. The commands to create a file-container, open it for access (mount), delete a file-container, dismount a BestCrypt virtual drive, and wipe free disk space are available from Explorer’s context menus. BestCrypt file-containers have their own icons when they are displayed in the Explorer’s file list:

When you run the standard Windows Properties command for the BestCrypt virtual drive or for the BestCrypt file-container, an additional Properties page for BestCrypt will appear.

The BestCrypt Properties page for the virtual drive contains the following information:

• file-name of the container that is currently mapped to this virtual drive;
• container’s description;
• encryption algorithm;
• key generator;

BestCrypt Properties page for the container-files includes the following information:

• file-name of the container;
• description of the container;
• encryption algorithm;
• key generator name;




NOTE: If you want to change these attributes, you should make sure that the container is not mounted and click Change. In this case BestCrypt will open Change Container Properties dialog.



• drive: BestCrypt virtual drive letter (if the container is mounted);
• full-access: name of the computer from which this container is mounted for full-access;

The following BestCrypt commands are available from Windows Shell:

• To create a new BestCrypt file-container, you should run the New command from Explorer using a standard menu or pop-up menu.
• To open a BestCrypt file-container, you should run the Open command from Explorer using the standard menu or pop-up menu.
• If you wish to delete a file-container from Explorer, you should point to the file-container and run the command Delete Container. BestCrypt will ask you to enter the password for the container to check if you have access rights for deletion.
• To dismount a BestCrypt virtual drive from the Windows Shell, you should run the Dismount command from a context menu. (Point to the virtual drive with the mouse and click the right mouse button).

The following BCWipe commands are available from Windows Shell:

• Delete with wiping. Using the command, appeared in context menus for files/folders, you can delete and wipe file or folder, as well as selected group of files/folders.
• Wipe free disk space - use this command, appeared in context menus for drives to completely remove all the traces of earlier deleted files.
• Wipe Recycle Bin - use this command appeared in pop-up menu of Recycle Bin to wipe contents of Recycle Bin.
• Move With Source Wiping - use this command appeared when you perform drag-and-drop operation using right mouse button, to wipe the files from the original location.

The following BCArchive commands are available from Windows Shell:

• New -> Jetico BestCrypt Archive - use the command to create new encrypted archive using BCArchive utility.
• Add to .bca - this command appears in pop-up menu for a file or folder. Run the command to create new encrypted archive using BCArchive utility, and put the selected file/folder to the archive.
• Encrypt by public key and send - use the command to encrypt the selected file/folder with a public key existing in your Local Public Key Database and send it to the owner of the public key as an attachment using your e-mail program.

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