Hi George,

There are a few things to clarify here. First, the data stored in Dropbox in mSecure 4 cannot be synced into mSecure 5. The sync data is not compatible between the two versions of the app. When you upgrade from mSecure 4 to mSecure 5, the data is actually migrated by mSecure 5 having access to mSecure 4's database file stored locally on the device.

For the sync data stored in Dropbox, you already figured out that mSecure 5's data is synced to a different location. The old location is Dropbox/mSecure, and the new location is Dropbox/Apps/mSecure 5. To reiterate the information above, mSecure 5 doesn't see the data in mSecure 4's Dropbox location, and mSecure 4 cannot see the data in mSecure 5's Dropbox location.

With regards to your account login, there are a couple of things to be aware of. First, mSecure's servers doesn't grant access to any encrypted files. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that statement, but even if you have the email address and password for your mSecure account, that doesn't mean you can access it. You have to have your account key in order to be authenticated as the owner of the account, and then you're granted full access to it.

Also, your data is not actually encrypted with your account password. The account password signs you in to your mSecure account, which is needed so that the app can retrieve account settings and licensing information, but it's doesn't encrypt the data you store in mSecure. Also, if you are using Dropbox syncing your data is not stored in the mSecure Cloud. Since your data is in Dropbox and not in mSecure Cloud, even if your account password was used for the data encryption, Dropbox doesn't know anything about your account password. In that case, a hacker who may have gotten a hold of your mSecure Password, would then have to hack your Dropbox account in order to get access to the data stored there.

However, as mentioned, your data is not encrypted with your account password, so if a hacker were somehow able to get access to that password, they wouldn't be able to hack into your data even if they were able to hack into your Dropbox account. Your data is protected with your account key, which is stored in the Authentication Email sent to you when your account was first set up. That email has your account key stored in an encrypted state. The password used to decrypt that account key is your mSecure Account password. So in order for someone to steal your information, they would have to first hack the mSecure account system to get a password they know is yours. Next, they would have to hack your email service to get access to the Authentication Email, and then they would have to hack your Dropbox account to get access to the sync data.

Hi George,

I think you mean Production version when you mention "Stable" version. The latest beta release of v6 is definitely stable, though you may have experienced a problem. At this point, we wouldn't release a beta version that isn't stable. Are you running into problems in v6, and if so, what are the problems you are experiencing?

To clarify how v6 works, it installs over the top of mSecure 5. The database file for v5 is taken to a new location, and it's upgraded to v6, and the account v5 is signed into is also upgraded to v6. Other v5 apps signed in to the same account will no longer be able to sync to the account unless the account is reverted back to a v5 account. You can use mSecure 5 again, but before you can do that, I would need to help you set up the account so the old app can be run as normal again.