Semi-new to windows

[trauma]

Yep, Bitlocker is only available on Ultimate - TrueCrypt is indeed the other good alternative, but whole drive encryption can be a tricky business.

TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source Disk Encryption - Documentation

What do you mean whole drive encryption can be tricky? I'm fixing to attempt doing just that!

 

[Golden]

Hi,

We have seen a few issues where the header of the encrypted volume got corrupted, and wasn't able to be fixed - this means the entire installation, and the data on the disk, is permanently lost since Truecrypt doesn't provide a "backdoor" to rescue the encrypted volume. Perhaps a better choice of words is that whole disk encryption is risky, instead of tricky.

Regards,
Golden

 

[mitchell65]

Perhaps Trauma you might be better off looking at a Self Encrypting Drive?

 

[GEWB]

Hi,

We have seen a few issues where the header of the encrypted volume got corrupted, and wasn't able to be fixed - this means the entire installation, and the data on the disk, is permanently lost since Truecrypt doesn't provide a "backdoor" to rescue the encrypted volume. Perhaps a better choice of words is that whole disk encryption is risky, instead of tricky.

Regards,
Golden

+1 ^^^^^^^^^

Been there, had that problem, will never do it again!

Regards,
GEWB

 

[trauma]

So it's safe to assume that encrypting individual directories is not so much of a problem then? What about folders used by programs?

I'm skimming http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/241427-truecrypt-encrypt-data-folders.html just wondering if its a headache in reality or not?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/241427-truecrypt-encrypt-data-folders.html