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To take the best advantage of the encryption capability, experts recommend that encryption should be done at the folder level.
That means a particular encrypted file should not be kept in the same folder as other files that are not encrypted.
Encryption is done using the graphical user interface (GUI) in Windows, but a file or a folder can also be encrypted using a command line tool like Cipher.
A file encryption certificate is issued whenever a file is encrypted.
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