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BitLocker reliability when encrypting selective folders only
Hi,
I understand that whole encryption drive is always better, but really the ONLY thing I need to encrypt is MY DOCUMENTS, as this is where all my personal data is. So my question is, if I used bitlocker to encrypt that one folder only, and say my hard disk was stolen, would they be able to find or regenerate the encryption certificate key somehow? I assumed that since all the system files are available, they might be able to find a way to locate that or retrieve it in some way.
Also, if someone did steal the hard disk, wouldnt they be able to run a password reset tool (I know it existed on XP, it was a boot cd) on the operating system and just log in with a new password, then retrieve the MY DOCS contents (since once you log in, you can see the data)??
Thanks in advance!