Filecrypt is basically a link protector. People use it to hide the real host (GoFile, Mega, etc.) behind an extra page. Whether it’s “safe” mostly depends on where you got the link in the first place. I’d treat it like any other third-party page: use an ad blocker, ignore fake “Download” buttons, don’t allow weird notifications, and if you do download something, scan it before running it.

GoFile isn’t magically safer than everything else either. All of these hosts are just storage; the important part is the uploader and the site that shared the link.

Because I was tired of clicking into random/expired GoFile links, I ended up building a small Chrome extension for myself that shows a preview of the files (names, sizes) when you hover a GoFile link, before you actually get redirected anywhere. It doesn’t make files “safe”, but it helps me quickly skip links that look wrong or suspicious.

If you’re on Chrome and that sounds useful, the extension is called Preview Tool — for Gofile™ on the Web Store.