File encryption also in subfolders

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File encryption also in subfolders

Post by liveCode » Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:59 pm

Hi
I did a project that encrypts all the files that are in the "documents" how can I make it encrypt the subfolders as well
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Re: File encryption also in subfolders

Post by liveCode » Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:48 pm

Is there a way?

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Re: File encryption also in subfolders

Post by FourthWorld » Wed Jul 06, 2022 7:12 pm

The Documents folder is used by many apps. Users would likely be unhappy if one app encrypted everything in it.

That said, the files function can obtain a list of files within a folder, and the folders function will do that for subfolders.
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