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# Perform a File Transfer to a Safehouse Location

When you import an encrypted file with your Marketing Cloud Engagement safehouse location set as the default location, follow these steps to perform an encrypted file transfer

1. Import the encrypted file into the Enhanced FTP Import Directory.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_marketing_cloud_overview-264-0-0-production-enus/2555afdb-8049-4e3c-8043-0e04803e5f16/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note If you use an external file location instead of Enhanced FTP, use a file transfer activity to move the file to the safehouse.
2. Use the File Transfer Activity to decrypt the file to the safehouse by [selecting a private key](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_overview_use_a_created_key_with_file_transfer_activities.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can configure your file transfer activities in Automation Studio to use either a generated encryption key or an RSA private key you create and supply to Marketing Cloud Engagement. Use this key as part of the process to decrypt a file from an Engagement FTP site and save the contents to a safehouse location. This activity prepares the data for a file import activity. You can also use the key as part of the process to encrypt a file from a safehouse location and save that data to an Engagement file location. That data is saved in preparation for secure data export.").
3. Use the Import Activity to import the file from the safehouse.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_marketing_cloud_overview-264-0-0-production-enus/2555afdb-8049-4e3c-8043-0e04803e5f16/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note The safehouse location can be the default destination for imports. Making the safehouse your default destination for imports also places import results files in that same location. To make the safehouse location your default import location, contact your account executive.

#### See Also

- [How to Use the File Transfer Activity in Automation Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_as_using_the_file_transfer_activity.htm&language=en_US)
- [Import File Activity](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_as_use_an_import_activity.htm&language=en_US)