diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryCheckbox.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryCheckbox.vue
index 5b80a971118d4..2bbe2a51047d2 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryCheckbox.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryCheckbox.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<td class="files-list__row-checkbox"
 		@keyup.esc.exact="resetSelection">
 		<NcLoadingIcon v-if="isLoading" :name="loadingLabel" />
-		<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch v-else
+		<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch v-else-if="!isEncrypted"
 			:aria-label="ariaLabel"
 			:checked="isSelected"
 			data-cy-files-list-row-checkbox
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		isFile() {
 			return this.source.type === FileType.File
 		},
+		isEncrypted(): boolean {
+			return this.source?.attributes?.['is-encrypted'] === 1
+		},
 		ariaLabel() {
 			return this.isFile
 				? t('files', 'Toggle selection for file "{displayName}"', { displayName: this.source.basename })
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
index a8e5ab48f3c7e..b78cd87e850b5 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
@@ -157,12 +157,20 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 		},
 
+		selectableNodes(): Node[] {
+			return this.nodes.filter((node: Node) => {
+				const enc = node?.attributes?.['is-encrypted']
+				return enc != 1
+			})
+		},
+
 		selectedNodes() {
 			return this.selectionStore.selected
 		},
 
 		isAllSelected() {
-			return this.selectedNodes.length === this.nodes.length
+			const total = this.selectableNodes.length
+			return total > 0 && this.selectedNodes.length === total
 		},
 
 		isNoneSelected() {
@@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		isSomeSelected() {
-			return !this.isAllSelected && !this.isNoneSelected
+			const total = this.selectableNodes.length
+			return this.selectedNodes.length > 0 && this.selectedNodes.length < total
 		},
 	},
 
@@ -213,8 +222,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 		onToggleAll(selected = true) {
 			if (selected) {
-				const selection = this.nodes.map(node => node.source).filter(Boolean) as FileSource[]
-				logger.debug('Added all nodes to selection', { selection })
+				const selection = this.selectableNodes.map(node => node.source).filter(Boolean) as FileSource[]
+				logger.debug('Added all selectable nodes to selection', { selection })
 				this.selectionStore.setLastIndex(null)
 				this.selectionStore.set(selection)
 			} else {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index c0cad7a1b972c..e9934671fb99b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 				<NcEmptyContent v-else
 					:name="currentView?.emptyTitle || t('files', 'No files in here')"
 					:description="currentView?.emptyCaption || t('files', 'Upload some content or sync with your devices!')"
-					data-cy-files-content-empty>
+					:data-cy-files-content-empty="currentView?.id">
 					<template v-if="directory !== '/'" #action>
 						<!-- Uploader -->
 						<UploadPicker v-if="canUpload && !isQuotaExceeded"