From 7b9b7ad847baaf87b217dc60d99deb8a6cfe1b1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rfjakob Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 08:30:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: Add FAQ for Dropbox (#390) Fixes https://github.com/vgough/encfs/issues/388 --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 26285d6..6bfe66f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -78,3 +78,11 @@ between changes. How about a nice email instead? +## FAQ + +### What settings should I use for Dropbox? + +Use **standard mode**. There have been [reports](https://github.com/vgough/encfs/issues/388) +of a pathological interaction of paranoia mode with Dropbox' rename +detection. The problem seems to be with `External IV chaining`, which is +not active in standard mode.