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Yep, that's why I mentioned file encryption specifically. :)

My use case is wanting to have an extra layer of paranoia before I upload anything important to the cloud.

AxCrypt looks solid for your purpose. Obviously if you are whoever it is who replaced Bin Laden you can't even trust your keyboard -- it might be reporting what you type to the NSA -- but for ordinary users it is a good choice. Plus, it is mature and unlikely to destroy your data through a bug.

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