Re: Securing Data on portable hard drive
From: JRS (jon_at_xvensson.f9.co.uk)
Date: 08/26/04
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:32:52 -0000
Thanks but there are around 20Gb of files and a file encryption utility
would take ages unless its to an encrypted volume. I know drivecrypt can do
this and has a traveller mode but I don't want to buy around 15 licenses to
write data from all machines.
Jon
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The only thing I can think of is to encrypt the files
> before storing them on the portable drive. Then of course
> after you copy them to the target machine you need to
> reverse the process.....
> There are free file encryption tools available on the
> internet such as kgb etc.... try to google for "kgb
> encryption", it's a pretty good one.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I move data around a mixed XP Pro and Home environment
> on a portable
> >firewire drive. I need to secure the data on the drive
> in case it gets lost
> >or stolen. What is the best way to do this so it is
> accessible to all
> >machines without purchasing additional s/ware if
> possible? Are folder
> >permissions the way to go as I believe encryption will
> make the data
> >unreadable to the XP home machines.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Jon
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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