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From: Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them.
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 21:11:00 +0000
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On 2024-11-06 13:24, Java Jive wrote:
> 
> Thanks for that.  Like you, I couldn't find it on the Samsung site. I've 
> downloaded and installed it from your link, and backed up the WiFi 
> settings to a PC  -  encouragingly, I was given the specificity to 
> choose to back up only those settings.  However, looking at the backed 
> up files, although I can open the zips in 7-zip, the data itself is 
> encrypted, despite there being an option to encrypt which I noted and 
> specifically left unselected.  I suspect that it's encrypted because the 
> original file from the phone was just backed up as is, and that was 
> encrypted on the phone 🙁
> 
> From which I predict that most probably it will also be encrypted using 
> the micro SD card that is due to arrive early this evening 🙁

Prediction correct: The backups by either method seem to consist of 
metadata files which are unencrypted, and data files which are encrypted 
no matter how the backup is made.

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