Secure storage of your precious photos

[azza33]

Hi guys...

it's come up in a few forum of how to store your files discretely on the PC so that no prying eyes can find them

Yesterday i found a free solution

It allows you to create a file (call it whatever u like) that is fully encrypted and passpord protected. (you determine the size ... i set mine at 10GB)

The file is really like another hard disk.

Once the "file" is established and formatted it can only be seen by mounting the file using the supplied program and then the file acts just like any other hard drive. (i tend mount the file on virtual P drive)

You can view all your stuff, delete, add etc etc and shows up under my computer etc

After you finish, you simply unmount the "drive" and drive becomes encrypted as a file and protected.

i.e. the program stores the "hard drive" as a file, fully encrypted and can only be viewed after password access and using a special mounting program.

As a stand alone "file" its unreadable i believe.

Seem perfect to me: no more prying eyes

If you are interested download it from here

http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php

AND you MUST follow the setup instructions & guide to create the "file" but once you have set it up its basic and very secure and no one will ever know what the heck you are up to.

Give it a try...

you will be impressed - i know i am

And best part is its FREE!!

[BAM]

If you're from the UK you can now get nailed by just using this program and not giving the Cops the keys too...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7102180.stm

[azza33]

they always get you~~

from my understanding... its possible not to even have the program installed on your hard drive and boot it up from another source and run it in ram~~

Even better... less traces....plausible deniability???

anyways... my use is just protection in case anyone else uses my PC (friends and family etc)

seems to be a perfect solution for me~~

[SukhumvitRoad]

If you are a Mac user, you will find the same capability already built into the disk utility that is part of your operating system. You can access it without much more than a couple of mouse clicks.

Open Disk Utility from your Applications folder, chose 'new image' from the menu bar to create a disk image of whatever size you need, chose to encrypt it from the pull down menu using AES-128 , and Bob's your uncle.

[azza33]

(SukhumvitRoad @ Dec. 02 2007,13:46) If you are a Mac user,

who uses those overpriced toys anyway??

[stogie bear]

Truecrypt works better if the volume you specify is a USB removable stick or something similar.

All my stuff is on a 4GB stick and I don't even have the TrueCrypt website cookie on my computer!

It's a good program.

[SukhumvitRoad]

(azza33 @ Dec. 02 2007,14:02)

(SukhumvitRoad @ Dec. 02 2007,13:46) If you are a Mac user,

who uses those overpriced toys anyway??  

Nearly everyone with good sense.....

[azza33]

(SukhumvitRoad @ Dec. 02 2007,17:06)

(azza33 @ Dec. 02 2007,14:02)

(SukhumvitRoad @ Dec. 02 2007,13:46) If you are a Mac user,

who uses those overpriced toys anyway??

Nearly everyone with good sense.....

more $$ than sense!

Damn i wish that was me

[kahuna]

(stogie bear @ Dec. 02 2007,14:11) All my stuff is on a 4GB stick and I don't even have the TrueCrypt website cookie on my computer!

...Based on your recommendation, I just bought a ASUS-Eee laptop (but have not yet received it)...

Because I am computer stupid, how large a stick can you stick into that little thing???

[azza33]

what size stick do you like?

[kahuna]

This size works quite well thank you...But I don't think it will fit into the ASUS-Eee laptop...

[azza33]

(kahuna @ Dec. 02 2007,18:29) This size works quite well thank you...But I don't think it will fit into the ASUS-Eee laptop...

yes its a lovely stick indeed

Remind me to get one of those next time i'm shopping in BKK