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Location based Protection policy page

Published on Sep 13, 2026

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Use this page to configure Folder Encryption policy.

Local/Network Folders


Option	Definition
Add	Click Add/+ to specify the folders to be encrypted.
Path	Specifies the path of the folder to be encrypted. Specify the path of the folder by selecting from the list or typing it in the text box. Note The folder can be local or on a network share. Make sure that you don't set up conflicting paths to prevent system and network abuse. For example, "\\abserver.com\" and "P:\" are both resolving to the same location, but different keys are specified.
Action	Specifies the encryption key to be assigned to the policy. Browse to select the key. Note You can also configure this as Decrypt to maintain a plain text only folder.
Duplicate	Duplicates or copies the policy with a different name that can be assigned to a different user or system.
Save	Saves the product settings policy of Trellix FRP.
Cancel	Closes the policy page without saving the changes.


Option	Definition
Application Data	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application Data for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Application Data	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data for Windows XP C:\ProgramData for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Desktop	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop for Windows XP C:\Users\Public\Desktop for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Documents	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents for Windows XP C:\Users\Public\Documents for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Music	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music for Windows XP C:\Users\Public\Music for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Pictures	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures for Windows XP C:\Users\Public\Pictures for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Templates	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates for Windows XP C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Common Video	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos for Windows XP C:\Users\Public\Videos for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Cookies	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Cookies for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Desktop	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Desktop for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\Desktop for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Internet Cache	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Local Application Data	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Local Settings\Application Data for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Documents	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\Documents for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Music	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Music for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\Music for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Pictures	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Pictures for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\Pictures for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Video	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Videos for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\Videos for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Profile	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name> for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name> for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Temporary Files	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Local Settings\Temp for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Temp for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Templates	C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Templates for Windows XP C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates for Windows Vista and Windows 7

Cloud Sync Folder


Option	Definition
Add	Click Add/+ to specify protection options for cloud sync folders. By default, all supported providers are in report mode and information collected from systems are accessible through the Cloud: Protection State Trellix FRP query.
Provider	Specifies the list of cloud providers namely Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and OneDrive to be encrypted.
Protection Level	Specifies the protection level of the cloud providers: Audit — Enabling this option allows capturing more details related to cloud sync folder such as number of files and folder size. Allow Encryption — Creates an encrypted subfolder named "Trellix Protected Folder" by default in the sync folders for cloud providers. The name of the subfolder can be customized. Any data in this subfolder is synchronized in its encrypted form while still available transparently from the Trellix FRP client like other encrypted files. Enforce Encryption — Encrypts all files and folders in the sync folder that is synchronized in its encrypted form while still available transparently from the Trellix FRP client like other encrypted files.
Action	Specifies the encryption key to be assigned to the policy. Browse to select the key. Note You can also configure this as Decrypt to maintain a plain text only folder.
Introductory Message	Displays the introductory message on the client system, if at least one policy protection level is set to Allow Encryption or Enforce Encryption. It is also displayed on the client system when a policy is changed and the related cloud provider is detected.
Allow-Level Message	If Allow Encryption protection level is selected for any of the cloud providers, the text configured as part of this field is appended to the introductory message (followed by the Enforce-Level Message, if relevant). A consolidated message is shown with the details of the associated cloud provider.
Enforce-Level Message	If Enforce Encryption protection level is selected for any of the cloud providers, the text configured as part of this field is appended to the introductory message (and Allow-Level Message, if relevant). A consolidated message is shown with the details of the associated cloud provider.
+	Click to add a row of Provider and Protection Level options.
-	Click to remove a row of Provider and Protection Level options.
Duplicate	Duplicates or copies the policy with a different name that can be assigned to a different user or system.
Save	Saves the product settings policy of Trellix FRP.
Cancel	Closes the policy page without saving the changes.

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