Now that IT forces my computer to encrypt every file I’ve started to run in to a heap of problems when moving files around. The first is that I end up copying encrypted files to file servers that I don’t intend to and then later other people can’t figure out why they don’t work. The one I’m finding more often is this poorly worded dialog box. It pops up whenever I move a file from my desktop to a shared drive.
OK, where to begin.
The first is that the leading line doesn’t distinguish between moving and copying. Why can’t it tell what I’m doing.
The second is that the line where it states the options, it doesn’t really tell you what’s going to happen. I need to know what happens if I ignore the error. Am I going to not be able to copy it? Is it going to lose encryption? Is it going to be encrypted?
The last is the buttons. If this pops up and I skim the message and just read the message, I don’t know what Ignore means.
Here’s what I propose: A clearer message about what the problem is and the buttons describe what’s going to happen.
The most clarity I bring is that the files will be copied without encryption. That’s the crux of the message: if you move this file, it won’t be encrypted.
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