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another device, such as an office computer, as the primary location for storing important
data and to control the encryption of important files.
To enable encryption of files as they are written to a storage card:
1. Tap
/
Settings
/
System
/
Encryption
.
2. Select the
Encrypt files when placed on a storage cards
check-box.
Note:
Encrypted files appear as ordinary files on the handheld they were encrypted on. If the
storage card is inserted in another device, the files appear with a .menc file extension and
cannot be opened.
To disable encryption, clear the Encrypt files when placed on a storage cards check-box.
Note:
Disabling encryption does not remove encryption from any existing files on the storage
card, but ensures that new files placed onto the storage card are not encrypted.
To encrypt files that are already stored on a storage card:
1. Copy the files to the handheld’s internal storage or to a PC.
2. Ensure encryption is enabled on the handheld.
3. Copy the files back to the storage card. The files are encrypted as they are written to
the storage card.
To remove encryption from files so they can be read by other devices:
1. Insert the storage card in the handheld and then connect the handheld to a PC using
Microsoft ActiveSync ® technology or the WMDC.
2. Copy the encrypted files from the storage card to the PC.
3. To use the decrypted files on the handheld, copy the files from the PC to the
handheld’s internal storage.
4. To store the decrypted files on a storage card, ensure encryption is not enabled on
the handheld and then copy the decrypted files from the PC to the storage card.
