Who uses "Bitlocker?"

I dont use it as there is nothing I keep on my computer that requires full disk encryption...I would think that it would be more suited to the corporation environment...

I think it is definately more suited to the corporate enviroment. I am using it on all of my mobile business machines. I carry a lot of financial data etc around with me and having a level of encryption in case my notebook is lost/stolen is a must for me.

I also use BitLocker To go for any USB drive that I happen to be using as well.

Tom

While some might believe that BitLocker is more suited in a corporate business environment, I do not believe this to be the case. Even in a home environments, full disk encryption is a good idea.

Latops and USB drives are not the only thing that can be stolen. Just because you have a hard-to-move desktop doesn't mean that it cannot be stolen. Protecting personal information such as online banking information, emails, etc. is just as important as any financial records of a business.

All my drives are BitLocker encrypted, both fixed, external and flashdrives (using BitLocker To Go). I only kepp one USB flash drive unencrypted, but that's only because I use it for work, and I often encounter XP machines that cannot read BitLocker-to-Go encrypted USB drives.

What can I say, really. I'm a born paranoid, and I don't want anybody getting their grubby little paws on anything that belongs to me, unless I give it to them.

I'd like to use it but I have some questions I haven't been able to figure out the answers to. For example, if I use BL's full disk encryption of my system partition, will I still be able to clone it successfully using Acronis TIH "clone disk" tool?

And, assuming the answer to the clone question was yes, if my Laptop was stolen, would I be able to recover my cloned backup drive on another system? And, if so, how hard would that be?

I use it on an external HD which is always with me, connected to whatever computer I am using at the office or at home.

Kari