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It provides a simple graphical interface to secure your files with a password. This application is useful for protecting sensitive data by transforming it into an unreadable format and restoring it when needed.\n\n## Features\n\n- **Encrypt Directories**: Secure your directories with a password to prevent unauthorized access.\n- **Decrypt Directories**: Restore encrypted directories back to their original state using the correct password.\n- **Simple GUI**: Easy-to-use graphical interface for selecting directories, setting passwords, and starting encryption or decryption.\n- **Password Protection**: Password-based encryption to safeguard your data.\n- **Cross-Platform**: Works on various versions of Windows, making it accessible to a broad range of users.\n\n## Getting Started\n\n### Prerequisites\n\n- **.NET Framework**: Ensure the .NET Framework is installed on your system. You can download it from [Microsoft's website](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework).\n- **Visual Studio**: Install Visual Studio for compiling and running the application. You can download it from [visualstudio.microsoft.com](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/).\n\n### Installation\n\n1. **Clone the repository**:\n    ```bash\n    git clone https://github.com/edditdev/dircrypt.git\n    cd dircrypt\n    ```\n\n2. **Open Project in Visual Studio**:\n   - Open Visual Studio.\n   - Select `Open a project or solution`.\n   - Navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository and open `DirCrypt.sln`.\n\n3. **Build and Run the Application**:\n   - Click on `Build` in the top menu.\n   - Select `Build Solution`.\n   - Click on `Debug` in the top menu and select `Start Debugging` or press `F5` to run the application.\n\n### Usage\n\n1. **Launch DirCrypt**: Start the application by running `DirCrypt.exe` after building it.\n\n2. **Select Directory**: Click the `Select` button and choose the directory you want to encrypt or decrypt.\n\n3. **Enter Password**: Type a password into the password field. This password will be used to secure your directory.\n\n4. **Choose Operation**: Select either `Encryption` or `Decryption` based on your desired action.\n\n5. **Start Process**: Click the `Start encrypting` button to initiate the encryption or decryption process.\n\n### Detailed Steps\n\n#### Encrypting a Directory\n\n1. **Select Directory**: Click `Select` and navigate to the directory you wish to encrypt.\n2. **Set Password**: Enter a strong password in the `Password for directory` field.\n3. **Choose Encryption**: Ensure the `Encryption` option is selected.\n4. **Start Encryption**: Click the `Start encrypting` button. The directory will be encrypted and secured with the chosen password.\n\n#### Decrypting a Directory\n\n1. **Select Directory**: Click `Select` and navigate to the encrypted directory.\n2. **Enter Password**: Type the password used during encryption in the `Password for directory` field.\n3. **Choose Decryption**: Select the `Decryption` option.\n4. **Start Decryption**: Click the `Start encrypting` button to decrypt the directory.\n\n## Screenshots\n\n![DirCrypt Interface](https://i.imgur.com/7r3tD2g.png)\n\n## Contributing\n\nIf you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are warmly welcome.\n\n1. Fork the repository.\n2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`).\n3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`).\n4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`).\n5. Open a pull request.\n\n## License\n\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.\n\n## Contact\n\nFor any questions or issues, please contact [eddit@edditdev.com].\n\n---\n\n\n","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fedditdev%2Fdircrypt","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fedditdev%2Fdircrypt","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fedditdev%2Fdircrypt/lists"}