# What is encrypted and unencrypted serverpack?

## **🔓 Unencrypted / Normal:**

Select this tag if the serverpack is unencrypted. Unencrypted serverpacks theoretically allow changing all textures and thus offer more flexibility.

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BedrockConnect does not overwrite any files in the server packs. As a result, you won't be missing anything in-game, nor will you see things not intended by the server.
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## **🔐 Encrypted:**

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You have a problem and keep getting this? \ <mark style="color:red;">"You are unable to join the world because you have the following incompatible packs: SERVER XYZ"</mark>\
[See here](https://wiki.bedrockconnect.app/serverpacks/you-are-unable-to-join-the-world-because-you-have-the-following...-issue) for more.&#x20;
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Select this tag if the serverpack is encrypted. Encrypted serverpacks cannot be altered as the files cannot be opened or read. In this case, **BedrockConnect creates a subfolder for the pack and an entry in the manifest.json file**. This might also be why the resource pack you're trying to add isn't working fully.

**Recognizing Differences:** An unencrypted serverpack doesn't contain a contents.json file and allows the reading of its file contents, while an encrypted serverpack has a contents.json file and the contents appear only as a string of letters and characters.

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