- Apr 1, 2017
- 1,760
Why would i encrypt that drive? personal files are not there other than Browser history / cache, no point doing that.
Do you encrypt your OS drive?
- Thread starter Pixelman
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Encryption is fine if you have lost your laptop/computer then it can save your bacon from some random accessing your files otherwise once your device is in someone else's hands then you have to consider the device compromised no matter if it's encrypted or not.
This is the major problem I see with encryption these days; laws are being introduced in many countries to force you to hand over your password.
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This is the major problem I see with encryption these days; laws are being introduced in many countries to force you to hand over your password.
French Supreme court: Refusing to provide your phone password is a crime.
Sadly i cant make a Spoiler with a DeepL translation ( its forbidden as they say on their website for copyright reasons ) So i can only offer you a English google Translation...
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- Apr 15, 2019
- 104
no, slows down performance and is a nightmare if one has to format
- Oct 14, 2016
- 195
Hidden containers might fool your brother, mother or sister from snooping but anyone with enough skill in digital forensics will find it eventually. If you know someone uses VeraCrypt/TrueCrypt you're going to will look for hidden containers. I'm not saying containers are useless, they have their place but just be aware of the limitations in using them.
Stenographers
Level 2
- Nov 11, 2022
- 48
For those of you not using disk encryption, might I suggest encrypting at least your sensitive files with something like Veracrypt? You can go as far as to hide files in images and videos with stenography. Very useful stuff.
piquiteco
Level 14
- Oct 16, 2022
- 626
@Stenographers My sensitive data is hidden in containers in Mr. Bean movies using stenography and encryption that only I know what it is. Even if someone can figure out in which video my container is hidden, they will still have a challenge ahead of them, which is encryption 
- May 13, 2017
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No, I do not have hibernation, fast startup nor pagefile. Browsers and Temp folders are cleaned from ramdisk upon shutdown.
I have disabled storing passwords in memory (CachedLogonsCount/DisableDomainCreds/DisableAutomaticRestartSignOn).
I have disabled storing passwords in memory (CachedLogonsCount/DisableDomainCreds/DisableAutomaticRestartSignOn).
For my Linux machine, yes (LUKS), but no in Windows machine since it doesn't support BitLocker. I could use VeraCrypt to do full disk encryption on Windows, but I was having a difficult time to Windows Update, especially the one that requires restart since the OS itself is encrypted before entering password on boot so the entire update process is rejected. Instead of having this cycle (encrypt-decrypt-update-encrypt), I choose to encrypt my files individually using SSE.
- Jun 7, 2022
- 149
I travel with my laptop, so my sensitive files driver encryption is a must.
It is also good if you have sensitive info to encrypt it from your kids, who might want to exploit your bank account to buy tetris skins.
Or hide sensitive data from your jealous aunt that visits you once in a while, because you inherited 1000000$ from your uncle, and she wants to take hold of your account too.
- May 29, 2021
- 383
I use to encrypt all my disks with Vera before, but now only important and personal files, and they are stored separately from my computer.
It depends on what is on your D drive. MP3's/MKV's of movies/PDFs of books then probably not. But if it's top sensitive P.I then probably you should encrypt.
Everyone needs to threat model and go from there. Think about who might target you, who would hack you and what would they gain from doing so. Then you have to consider if it's a home or work computer, regulations for type of information stored on the device (health/finance/legal) and what type of information your drives hold (blueprints/contracts/designs/legal agreements).
- Jan 13, 2019
- 203
I am trying to understand if malware, virus, ransomware attacks, is it only the OS drive (C: ) or other drives too? If it is only the OS drive, then I can always clean install the OS on C: drive again and again, since all my personal files/folders are saved on D: drive.
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I would imagine that you only have to worry about ransomware. I wouldn't worry about malware/virus unless you keep sensitive info or illegal stuff on drive.
Yseurk
Level 1
- Aug 28, 2022
- 10
I used to on my Linux laptop (pro) but wasn't able to use a specific software, now I don't need this software anymore I'm thinking about encrypting it.
My Windows desktop is not encrypted yet, but I'll do it soon (I hope,haha)
My Windows desktop is not encrypted yet, but I'll do it soon (I hope,haha)
Orchid
Level 1
- Jan 27, 2023
- 43
Yes, I encrypted my laptop with Linux disk encryption (LUKS). I encrypt my hard drive in case my laptop/computer gets stolen. I also do it in case someone (I don't know or trust) come into my home and tries to access my laptop. If someone were to use my laptop/computer, I would be there, so they don't do anything I don't want them to do. As for me, I may type in my passphrase incorrectly and get locked out temporally; but it's because my passphrase is wrong, and after a while, I am allowed to try again.
Andrezj
Level 6
- Nov 21, 2022
- 248
lots of users do not know that bitlocker is enabled by default on tpm 2.0 systems
microsoft made it a requirement for oems
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3,250
Well i think Bitlocker would be good idea i never use that before because nobody use my PC/laptops for many years thank God. and when you away from home for a week or so someone take HDD out of PC/from laptop and use HDD adapter on other system to see your HDD personal files obv, my question is if i use bitlocker C: and D: as lock then could he see my HDD personal files? just wondering.
- Mar 9, 2014
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