Encryption stable?

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The Basics

  • Nextcloud Server version:
    • Nextcloud 34.0.2
  • Operating system and version:
    • #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.18.39-1+rpt1 (2026-07-29)
  • Web server and version:
    • Server version: Apache/2.4.68 (Debian)
  • Reverse proxy and version:
    • nginx version: openresty/1.29.2.5
  • PHP version:
    • PHP 8.5.9 (cli) (built: Jul 30 2026 22:41:33) (NTS)
  • Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Yes / No):
    • yes
  • When did this problem seem to first start?
    • recently
  • Installation method (e.g. AlO, NCP, Bare Metal/Archive, etc.)
    • OMV Container
  • Are you using CloudfIare, mod_security, or similar? (Yes / No)
    • No

Summary of the issues you are facing:

I had troubles with e2e encryption in the past. might have been 33.x 4.x or windows/fedora interoperablilty. I want to give it another try but don’t want to loose access to the encrypted files. With the latest client versions is e2e recommended in a mixed OS environment?

Steps to replicate it (hint: details matter!):

Log entries

Nextcloud

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Web Browser

Apps

Enabled:

  • activity: 7.0.0
  • admin_audit: 1.24.0
  • appstore: 1.0.0
  • bookmarks: 16.2.4
  • brewmemo: 0.7.0
  • bruteforcesettings: 7.0.0
  • calendar: 6.5.2
  • camerarawpreviews: 1.1.2
  • circles: 34.0.0
  • cloud_federation_api: 1.18.0
  • contacts: 8.7.5
  • contactsinteraction: 1.15.0
  • cookbook: 0.11.9
  • dashboard: 7.14.0
  • dav: 1.39.0
  • encryption: 2.22.0
  • eurooffice: 11.0.1
  • federatedfilesharing: 1.24.0
  • files: 2.6.0
  • files_downloadlimit: 5.2.0
  • files_external: 1.26.0
  • files_lock: 34.0.1
  • files_pdfviewer: 7.0.0-dev.0
  • files_sharing: 1.26.0
  • files_trashbin: 1.24.0
  • files_versions: 1.27.0
  • firstrunwizard: 7.0.0-dev.0
  • groupfolders: 22.0.6
  • logreader: 7.0.0
  • lookup_server_connector: 1.22.0
  • nextcloud_announcements: 6.0.0
  • notes: 6.0.1
  • notifications: 7.0.0-dev.1
  • oauth2: 1.22.0
  • officeonline: 3.2.1
  • password_policy: 6.0.0-dev.0
  • photos: 7.0.0
  • privacy: 6.0.0-dev.1
  • profile: 1.3.0
  • provisioning_api: 1.24.0
  • recommendations: 7.0.0
  • serverinfo: 6.0.0
  • settings: 1.17.0
  • sharebymail: 1.24.0
  • suspicious_login: 12.0.0-dev.0
  • systemtags: 1.24.0
  • theming: 2.9.0
  • twofactor_backupcodes: 1.23.0
  • twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 8.0.0
  • twofactor_totp: 16.0.0
  • updatenotification: 1.24.0
  • uppush: 2.5.0
  • user_status: 1.14.0
  • viewer: 7.0.0-dev.0
  • webhook_listeners: 1.6.0
  • workflowengine: 2.16.0
    Disabled:
  • app_api: 34.0.0 (installed 32.0.0)
  • comments: 1.24.0 (installed 1.24.0)
  • end_to_end_encryption: 2.2.2 (installed 2.2.2)
  • federation: 1.24.0 (installed 1.24.0)
  • files_reminders: 1.7.0 (installed 1.7.0)
  • fulltextsearch: 34.0.1 (installed 34.0.1)
  • office: 1.0.0 (installed 1.0.0)
  • previewgenerator: 5.14.0 (installed 5.14.0)
  • related_resources: 5.0.0-dev.0 (installed 5.0.0-dev.0)
  • sentry: 8.18.6 (installed 8.18.6)
  • support: 6.0.0 (installed 6.0.0)
  • survey_client: 6.0.0-dev.0 (installed 6.0.0-dev.0)
  • tables: 2.2.1 (installed 2.2.1)
  • text: 8.0.0 (installed 8.0.0)
  • user_ldap: 1.25.0 (installed 1.22.0)
  • weather_status: 1.14.0 (installed 1.14.0)

I have personally just tested once with a small folder with the desktop clients. That worked (it was a very basic test that was not very challenging, no sharing, not a lot of data). For some critical data, I still have a VeraCrypt container (that worked for me for a long time, I don’t use it often and it works).

However, I’d be extremely careful especially since encrypted data is often valuable so I want to have a usable backup. I didn’t use the mobile clients and with the webinterface.

If it is purely client-side (not web-interface), perhaps pure client-side encryption focused software might be worth considering as well, e.g. cryptomator (open source).

Best is to try it carefully, give feedback, report issues if you can find some.