# Encrypt existing org-roam files

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/encrypt-existing-org-roam-files/1197>\
**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/encrypt-existing-org-roam-files/1197 "2021-01-22T16:50:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kregerator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kregerator](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/kregerator)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/encrypt-existing-org-roam-files/1197/1 "2021-01-22T16:50:39Z")

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I’ve tried searching here on discord and just out on Google in general and I haven’t been able to find an answer. I only recently started using org-roam and really like it. I have maybe 15 files so far and figured out how to turn on and use encryption so now any new file is encrypted. Is if there is a way to encrypt the existing 15 or so files that I have already created? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![kregerator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kregerator](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/kregerator)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/encrypt-existing-org-roam-files/1197/2 "2021-01-23T02:50:01Z")

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I kept fiddling around and realized that the easiest way (duh) is just to encrypt the files outside of org-roam. Figured I’d leave this here though in case anyone else has the same dumb question I did.