Lockbox — encrypting your files
Lockbox has six tabs. Use the zip/PDF tabs for things you'll share; use the Strong
Vault for things you'll keep. There is no password recovery — lose the password,
lose the data — so use the built‑in Suggest strong passphrase button and save the passphrase
somewhere safe.
Lock a folder
- Open the Lock folder tab and Browse to the folder you want to protect.
- Choose where to save the encrypted
.zip.
- Type a password (or click Suggest strong passphrase) and confirm it. Leave
“Hide file names” ticked for sensitive data.
- Click Lock folder. You get one AES‑256 encrypted
.zip, ready to email or store.
To open it later (or on another PC), use the Unlock folder tab — or any tool
like 7‑Zip / WinRAR with the password.
Encrypt PDFs
- Open Encrypt PDFs, add one or more PDFs (or a whole folder of them).
- Choose an output folder, set a password, and click Encrypt PDFs.
- The protected copies open in any PDF reader once the password is entered. Use
Decrypt PDFs to remove a password you know.
Strong Vault (maximum security)
- Open Strong Vault, add the files/folders to seal, and choose where to save the
.azlock file.
- Set a strong password and click Create vault. It's encrypted with Argon2id +
AES‑256‑GCM — designed to resist even dedicated cracking hardware.
- To open it, use the Open Vault tab. Only Lockbox opens
.azlock files,
so keep a copy of Lockbox with your backups.
Two habits that keep you safe: confirm the encrypted copy opens before you delete
the original, and send the password by a different channel (a text or call) — never in the same
email as the file.
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SpecCore — your PC's specs & health
SpecCore opens on the My PC tab and scans automatically. It only ever
reads — it never changes anything on your computer.
My PC — what's inside & getting drivers
- On launch, SpecCore lists your CPU, graphics, RAM, motherboard, storage, BIOS and OS, each with its
make, model and specs.
- Where a maker is known, a blue “… drivers/support →” button appears — click it to open
that manufacturer's official download page (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI…).
- Click ↻ Refresh any time to re‑scan.
Health check — why is it misbehaving?
- Open the Health check tab, choose how far back to look (24 hours to everything), and
click Scan my PC.
- Read the banner first: green = clean,
amber = worth a glance,
red = worth acting on.
- Each finding explains, in plain English, what happened (a crash, a disk error, an app that stopped) and
a → what to do line. Flip Issues only to hide the minor noise.
Save a report
Click Save report (top right) to write your specs and health findings to a text
file — handy for a repair shop, a forum question, or your own records.
Good to know: a few specs come from what Windows reports and can be approximate (graphics
memory sometimes shows low, for example). SpecCore's suggestions are friendly guidance, not a diagnosis —
back up before making changes, and ask a technician if you're unsure.
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