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Required a Free Drive Encryption Software...

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/required-a-free-drive-encryption-software.31709/

sude
sude Original post #1
Jul 10, 2006 at 8:52 PM
Dear DFU's
This 22nd i am leaving for Bangalore for further studies (BCA). I am unable to take my PC this journey as there are meny other luggages. So i have decided to take the computer on my next visit (next July).

My query is that as i am not taking "My Data" in this journey, i would like to encrypt the Data in a partition (as there are GB's of DATA) to protect it from others, Or in other words i would like to know about a good "Free Drive Encryption Software". If u have any such reliable software please list it here...

My PC Configuration is:
Intel D845GLAD MainBoard
Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz
128MB DDR RAM
Running Windows XP SP2

<<Please post your recommendations before 21st July>>

Waiting for a quick reply...

-SUDE
nil_3
nil_3 #4
Jul 11, 2006 at 6:37 AM
In Windows XP there is an in-built encription facility, but your file system would have to be NTFS.
kalpik
kalpik #5
Jul 11, 2006 at 8:07 AM
^^ Nevre *EVER* use EFS.. Many on this forum will tell you why.. People have lost GB's of data!

P.S. I second Digital Brat's suggestion. TrueCrypt.
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #6
Jul 11, 2006 at 9:21 AM
I suggest you NEVER EVER go for Windows encryption like Kalpik mentioned. I have lost a lot of important files just after a reinstall(without formatting, mind you). So, always go for a third party software like the members have suggested.
sude
sude #7
Jul 11, 2006 at 11:49 AM
thnx frnds even i am aware of the data loss related with EFS. i hav myself lost around 2gb's of data in recent history. thats why i asked for a drive encryption software (3rd party).

-SUDE