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--- cryptomator [2025.12.07 06:52] – created Steve Isenberg
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-=======Using Cryptomator=======
+======Using Cryptomator======
 A way for someone with MacOS device(s), iPad(s), and iPhone(s) to secure and access their data from their devices.
-====== Set up a Cryptomator Vault on iCloud (macOS, iPhone, iPad) ======
+===== Set up a Cryptomator Vault on iCloud (macOS, iPhone, iPad) =====
 This setup allows iCloud to sync your vault files in encrypted form, while Cryptomator handles local decryption on each device.
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-===== Requirements =====
+==== Requirements ====
 Install Cryptomator on each device:
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-===== Step 1: Create the vault on your Mac (recommended) =====
+==== Step 1: Create the vault on your Mac (recommended) ====
 Creating it on macOS is easier and more reliable.
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-===== Step 2: Let the vault sync fully =====
+==== Step 2: Let the vault sync fully ====
   * Open **Finder → iCloud Drive**
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+==== Step 3: Add the vault on iPhone ====
-===== Step 3: Add the vault on iPhone =====
   * Open **Cryptomator**
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-===== Step 4: Add the vault on iPad =====
+==== Step 4: Add the vault on iPad ====
 Repeat the same steps:
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-===== Important Usage Rules =====
+==== Important Usage Rules ====
 To avoid data corruption:
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-===== Suggested Folder Structure (inside the vault) =====
+==== Suggested Folder Structure (inside the vault) ====
   * Personal
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-===== Optional macOS Tip =====
+==== Optional macOS Tip ====
 After unlocking the vault on macOS:
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-====== Cryptomator: Password Strategy, Face/Touch ID, and Backup ======
+===== Cryptomator: Password Strategy, Face/Touch ID, and Backup =====
-===== Password & Recovery Key Strategy =====
+==== Password & Recovery Key Strategy ====
 Your vault password is the ONLY key to your data.
 If it’s lost → data is permanently inaccessible.
-==== Strong Password Guidelines ====
+=== Strong Password Guidelines ===
 Use a long passphrase (recommended: 4–6 random words + symbols)
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   * Include uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
-==== Recovery Key (CRITICAL) ====
+=== Recovery Key (CRITICAL) ===
 Cryptomator allows you to create a recovery key file.
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-===== Enable Face ID / Touch ID =====
+==== Enable Face ID / Touch ID ====
 This improves convenience WITHOUT weakening encryption.
-==== On iPhone / iPad ====
+=== On iPhone / iPad ===
   * Open **Cryptomator**
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   * Avoid typing the full password each time
-==== On macOS (Touch ID MacBooks only) ====
+=== On macOS (Touch ID MacBooks only) ===
 If your Mac has Touch ID:
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-===== Backup Strategy for Your Vault =====
+==== Backup Strategy for Your Vault ====
 Important rule:
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 You need **separate, offline copies**.
-==== Method 1: External Drive Backup (Recommended) ====
+=== Method 1: External Drive Backup (Recommended) ===
 Once a week or month:
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   * Otherwise, encryption files could corrupt
-==== Method 2: Time Machine (macOS) =====
+=== Method 2: Time Machine (macOS) ====
 Time Machine WILL back up the encrypted files automatically.
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   * Time Machine is running normally
-==== Optional: Off-site Backup (Extra Safety) =====
+=== Optional: Off-site Backup (Extra Safety) ====
 You may also store a backup at another loc