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How to decrypt an encrypted Sealit file (Desktop)
How to decrypt an encrypted Sealit file (Desktop)

In this article, you will learn how to decrypt Sealit files and also what additional features the application offers

Updated over a week ago

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Step-by-step:

1. Navigate to the encrypted file in your work environment. The icon should look like this:

2. Double-click on the file and this window will pop up:

Select whether you want file access to be remembered for 1 day or 1 week. If you don’t select anything the file will be authorised only once for this session

3. Once you select the preferred option, you will be asked to authorise access via your Sealit mobile app. You should receive the notification via mobile. Just click on the notification and you will be brought to this screen:

Click Yes and you will see the next window on your Windows PC:

It will automatically open the file you decrypted and after that, you can work on the file as you normally would. Once you finish working on the file and save it, the file will remain encrypted.

That’s it.

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