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Encryption in W7 Ultimate or Enterprise
I'm using W7 ultimate and was wondering how this default option/possibility of encryption works.
I've heard that data on an external drive(s) can also automatically be encrypted using the same strong encryption as the one on the main OS partition/drive.
I mean that if the data on an the external connected drive is encrypted, and the drive is removed and connected to another system the data on it is PW protected and can't be read by another OS system without the right PW.
But here comes the tricky question: after you put in the right password does some decryption method starts for the whole drive ?? Because when this drive is connected to another system that could take over a few hours, if for example a 1TB drive is being used.
And for the decryption of the encrypted original drive on my W7 ultimate, do I have to put in my PW each time I log in ? I mean the decryption PW. Is it safe ? What happens if the file that contains the encryption PW gets corrupt ?? Will I still be able to access my files/OS ?