McAfee guard dog 2 User Manual

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User’s Guide
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Quick Tour of Guard Dog
Using file encryption 
File encryption translates a file into a “secret” code that makes the file 
unreadable. You must decode or decrypt the file before you can use it. The file 
encryption in Guard Dog is designed so that you can easily encrypt or decrypt 
all of the files that you designate for encryption in File Guardian.
 NOTE: Before you can encrypt a file, you must add it to the Guarded 
Files list in File Guardian. For step-by-step instructions on adding a file 
to the Guarded Files list, see Guard Dog Help.
To encrypt or decrypt files
Right-click the Guard Dog icon on the Windows taskbar, then click 
Encrypt File Guardian files or Decrypt File Guardian files.