Spyware, viruses, & security forum: Restoring a Cryptainer drive if hard disk or computer fails?

I suspect you will have better luck at this link:
http://www.cypherix.com/cryptainerle/online_help/index.html

Scroll down the menu on the left until you come to "List of Operations". Under that subtitle you will find "Backing Up Cryptainer Vaults". That is where you will find your answer so be sure to read it completely, including You need to back up file named "my data" on the desktop.

Thanks so much for the link to backing up Cryptainer vaults - it was helpful for a newbie like me. However, that reference used as an example, the backing up and restoring of an additional volume and not the backing up and restoring of the primary volume. I am still not completely sure how those procedures apply to the primary volume. If you could offer me some additional help regarding the primary volume, I would appreciate it.
Let's say I have a backup of my primary volume in an external hard drive and my then my main computer dies. I would like to restore the primary volume from my old computer and make it the primary volume in my new computer. So, in my new computer, I first install Cryptainer ME. At that point, I do not know if Cryptainer knows where to look for my primary volume once I put the backup of my primary volume in my new computer.
1) In my new computer, do I have to put the backup of my primary volume in the same location (folder) that it was in, in my old computer that died?
2) If I put my primary volume in the same location in the new computer as it was in the old computer, will the new install of Cryptainer in my new computer recognize that file as my primary volume?
3) Is the password for that primary volume stored within the backup file for that primary volume, so I can use the same password for that primary volume in my new computer?
4) Do I use the procedure in the help file you recommended to access the primary volume in my new computer even though that procedure is about restoring additional volumes (not a primary volume) by using the "Additional volume" dialogue under the "Tools" menu? If I use that procedure to load my old primary volume in my new computer, then the primary volume from my old computer becomes an additional volume in my new computer. That is not what I would like. I would like the primary volume in my old computer to be the primary volume in my new computer.
I should also mention that I have not been successful in getting a response from Cryptainer support after trying several times. That is why I am asking about this stuff here.
Thanks again.
Richard

Hi dendrobob..

My guess is you found this thread via a Google search. If you hadn't noticed it's well over 5 years old. I'm tending to doubt you'll get a response from the original poster, at this point in time.

Have you tried what's already been suggested? In addition to the link Edward provided, this one might also be of help. http://www.cypherix.com/faqs/faqs_cryptainer.htm

It would be in your best interest to start a thread of your own. Include as many specifics and details as possible.

I would further suggest posting at one of our more popular forums, where it will get the most exposure. Perhaps, the Computer Help forum? Or choose another forum which might be more appropriate from this list of CNET forums.

Best of luck..
Carol