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From: Marty on 13 Apr 2010 17:31 I use the standard volume. Thought about the hidden feature but felt the standard was good enough. I also named the volume something very innocuous so as not to alert anyone as to it true use, although it does have the Truecrypt extension. On 4/13/2010 2:47 PM, Jeff(a)nospam.fake wrote: > On 4/13/2010 10:29 AM, Marty wrote: >> >> I use truecrypt (truecrypt.org) to create an encrypted volume on >> my desktop machine. This volume looks and acts like a hard disc volume. >> It uses advanced encryption to protect data. I have used this >> successfully for a few years with no problems and feel comfortable with >> it use and protection of my data. The only caveat is do not forget the >> password (or phrase) you use to access the file, as there is no way to >> recover the data in an encrypted volume without it. There is not back >> door access to the volume. Many attempts have been made to access the >> data using Truecrypt with out success. >> >> I put all of my critical files, including Quicken data files, into this >> volume and routinely transfer the file between machines whenever I >> travel. >> >> Some will say that any encrypted volume can be broken into, given enough >> time, but I have not seen any descriptions of this being done >> on a Truecrypt volume with out some very sophisticated hardware and >> software which is not what a casual thief would have on hand. >> >> On 4/1/2010 2:12 PM, Ken Blake wrote: >>> I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm on >>> vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's possible, and >>> if so, how to do it. >>> >>> Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my financial >>> information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The only things I >>> would want would be my checking account (for ATM transactions) and a >>> credit card account. >>> >>> I'd like to record transactions in those two accounts, and then when I >>> returned home transfer all of those transactions to my desktop copy of >>> Quicken. >>> >>> Setting up Quicken on the laptop and recording the transactions is >>> easy, but I don't know of a way to transfer them to the desktop. Can >>> somebody help? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> > Do you use a hidden or a standard volume in True Crypt?
From: Jeff on 14 Apr 2010 11:10
On 4/13/2010 5:31 PM, Marty wrote: > I use the standard volume. Thought about the hidden feature > but felt the standard was good enough. I also named the volume > something very innocuous so as not to alert anyone as to it true > use, although it does have the Truecrypt extension. > > > > On 4/13/2010 2:47 PM, Jeff(a)nospam.fake wrote: >> On 4/13/2010 10:29 AM, Marty wrote: >>> >>> I use truecrypt (truecrypt.org) to create an encrypted volume on >>> my desktop machine. This volume looks and acts like a hard disc volume. >>> It uses advanced encryption to protect data. I have used this >>> successfully for a few years with no problems and feel comfortable with >>> it use and protection of my data. The only caveat is do not forget the >>> password (or phrase) you use to access the file, as there is no way to >>> recover the data in an encrypted volume without it. There is not back >>> door access to the volume. Many attempts have been made to access the >>> data using Truecrypt with out success. >>> >>> I put all of my critical files, including Quicken data files, into this >>> volume and routinely transfer the file between machines whenever I >>> travel. >>> >>> Some will say that any encrypted volume can be broken into, given enough >>> time, but I have not seen any descriptions of this being done >>> on a Truecrypt volume with out some very sophisticated hardware and >>> software which is not what a casual thief would have on hand. >>> >>> On 4/1/2010 2:12 PM, Ken Blake wrote: >>>> I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm on >>>> vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's possible, and >>>> if so, how to do it. >>>> >>>> Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my financial >>>> information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The only things I >>>> would want would be my checking account (for ATM transactions) and a >>>> credit card account. >>>> >>>> I'd like to record transactions in those two accounts, and then when I >>>> returned home transfer all of those transactions to my desktop copy of >>>> Quicken. >>>> >>>> Setting up Quicken on the laptop and recording the transactions is >>>> easy, but I don't know of a way to transfer them to the desktop. Can >>>> somebody help? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >> Do you use a hidden or a standard volume in True Crypt? That is what I do too. "One day" I will look at using the hidden volume instead. |