Dell: Whole Drive Encryption of Dell 1550 using TrueCrypt
Whole Drive Encryption of Dell 1550 using TrueCrypt
by tango_fox1 - 8/6/09 7:37 AMI recently bought a Dell 1550 and am thinking about encrypting the whole drive using TrueCrypt. I have done this before on a desktop which I assembled myself but what concerns me is recovery partition on the Hard drive and a warning about writing to track 1. Can this be safely done? I am also querying TrueCrypt support.
Assistance greatly appreciated.
You're right.
by R. Proffitt
- 8/6/09 8:38 AM
In reply to: Whole Drive Encryption of Dell 1550 using TrueCrypt by tango_fox1
Tell more about your backup and disaster planning. I've found ALL encryption methods to throw wrenches into the works when we didn't have a good disaster plan.
You ask if it can be safely done. The answer is yes. If we have a few backup copies to recover with.
Bob
Backup Plan
by tango_fox1 - 8/6/09 10:46 AM In reply to: You're right. by R. Proffitt
Well I use the laptop as essentially client file viewer. I don't store files permanently on it. I only load them when I have to see a client. But I also backup daily to my main computer and external HDD. Am looking to get a good formal backup program like Ghost or something similar.
Just a note the backups are also encrypted.
The program files I have the disks for, the settings for Photoshop, Illustrator, iTunes etc are backed up to my Main every evening.
The only flaw is that I don't have the OS / DELL disks because it was a last showroom one and I bought it at great discount.
Then you have an IMAGE to restore with?
by R. Proffitt - 8/6/09 7:04 PM
In reply to: Backup Plan by tango_fox1
Dell disks or not, if you have a good backup that could survive a hard disk failure then there is no risk.
Bob
Re IMAGE
by tango_fox1 - 8/6/09 7:43 PM In reply to: Then you have an IMAGE to restore with? by R. Proffitt
When you say Image do you mean an ISO or like a NORTON GHOST Image? I'm thinking NORTON Ghost Image but I just wanna confirm.
Btw are there other options beside NORTON? I liked the interface of the anti-virus but found it very memory intensive for a background app and don't need a Ghost to be so memory intensive. I have tried to find inexpensive(FREE) apps to do this but I can't seem to find any.
That would be your choice.
by R. Proffitt - 8/7/09 5:30 AM
In reply to: Re IMAGE by tango_fox1
Your choice as to what works for you. You did ask for alternatives so here they are -> http://lifehacker.com/5303067/five-best-free-system-restore-tools
Bob
Thanks for the info..
by tango_fox1 - 8/7/09 6:55 AM In reply to: That would be your choice. by R. Proffitt
Will let everyone know how it went.
Re: Whole Drive Encryption
by tango_fox1 - 9/7/09 7:22 AM In reply to: Whole Drive Encryption of Dell 1550 using TrueCrypt by tango_fox1Well I used the Macrium Reflect to backup the computer and have Encrypted with TrueCrypt and thus far, no worries. Still do a weekly backup for safety purposes though.
Thanks R.Profitt
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