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How do I easily convert an existing account which is in plain format to encrypted?

Can I use the Tools/privacy/file encrypt process?
 
 
 
#2
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you can't use tools/privacy....

If I correctly remember, switching from non-encrypted to encrypted message base requires reinstallation + import of old message bases. Not sure though as I don't use encrypted message bases.

The easiest would be to create an encrypted container(virtual disk) with TrueCrypt or a similar app, and then just move your mail folder inside. That's what I use.
 
 
 
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You can't convert single accounts, you've got to convert the whole message base.

The procedure is as follows:
Create a full internal backup
Uninstall TB
Delete your message base( or remove it to a save location)
Install TB again
Enable encrypted message base
Restore your backup
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If I'm not mistaken, going in either direction, ie encrypted to non or non to encrypted also requires expunging registry Bat references.

So, insert a step, after uninstall, to rearch the registry for 'RIT' (without quotes) .. and delete it.

Then reinstall.

Good luck.
 
 
 
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Deleting the RIT tree from the registry is only needed when you're running TB from a non-administrator account.
In that case you don't need to uninstall TB, but you simply remove this tree from the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT
and in stead of installing it, you'll run it again.
So on a non admin account of Windows the procedure is:

Create a full internal backup
Delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT with Regedit
Delete your message base( or remove it to a save location)
Install TB again
Enable encrypted message base
Restore your backup

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