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Truecrypt encodes files and folders so that only those with the right password can gain access
Everybody has files they need to keep secure, whether they contain passwords, financial records, business data or personal information.
The need for secrecy is even more acute if you own a laptop computer that could be lost or stolen outside the home. Truecrypt is an amazingly simple encoding program that combines ease of use with a level of security that is virtually unbreakable.
After installing Truecrypt, a single, password-protected files is created on the computer's hard disk, and this acts as a ‘container’ for anything you wish to secure. When supplied the right password, Truecrypt opens this container file and makes it appear just like any other disk drive. Without the password, the file is a meaningless jumble of randomised numbers.
In the Workshops section of Computeractive issue 249 we explaing how to download and make use of Truecrypt. So, refer to the magazine and then click to transfer to the download page at the TrueCrypt developer's website.
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I have made several attampts to download and when I run the zip it says can't find the set-up files. I use Vista and tried Windows download and DAP.
Posted by James Macfarlane, 03 Sep 2007
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Tried following instructions in magazine with Vista and found different presentation to that described. The default file location did not appear to be in Documents but somewhere in the OS
Posted by Andrew, 04 Sep 2007
Check the TrueCrypt site first!
TrueCrypt's site has a tutorial page with easy step by step instructions.http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/
Posted by Steve, 27 Oct 2007