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Encryption And Off-site Backup Storage (Home) ; Overview ; The Problem ; The Essence Of The Solution ; How Long Does It Take To Do A Backup? ; Assumptions ; Breakdown Of Tasks ; The Stand-Alone Solution ; The Networked Solution ; Let’s Get Started ; Mounting The Backup Drive ; Mounting An Encrypted Drive ; Waiting For The Backup Drive ; Processing Each Local Drive ; RoboCopy New And Later Files ; RoboCopy Parameter Files ; Append Session Details To A Log File ; Shutting Down the Computer ; Review For Local Systems ; Putting Together The Local Backup System ; SUBSTituting A Drive For A Folder ; Assembling The Batch File ; ( TITLE commands ); Running The Backup Batch File ; Examining Our Results ; Waiting For A Set Of Drives ; Issue the Backup Command To A Set Of Drives ; Modifying The Driving Batch File ; What About The Log File? ; The Upgraded Set Of Batch Files ; Encryption of backup data ; What Is Involved In Encrypting A Backup Device? ; ( Advice On Passwords ); What Is Involved In Mounting An Encrypted Device? ; User Mounted Or Automated? ; Using A DOS Batch File To Facilitate Mounting ; Using A DOS Batch File To Facilitate Dismounts ; Making The External Drives Available Across The Network ; Mounting A Shared Drive For Sharing ; Installing On A Networked Computer ; Running On The Big Beige Box ; An Improved Method Of Waiting ; Shutdown Or Restart? ; At Long Last! A Working Version! ; The Backup.BAT file ; The Mount.BAT file ; The ProcessDrive.BAT file ; The Shutdown.BAT File ; The Encryption Process
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What Is Involved In Encrypting A Backup Device?
Not a lot.
Obtain a copy of TrueCrypt and install it. take a quick look (there’s no end-of-term examination here!) at the user Guide. I found it to be very well designed, easy-to-read.
Obtain one or more external drives from your local computer store. In mid 2008 I purchased two 300GB USB external drives at $85 each. What’s your excuse for not doing likewise? Or better?
Format the drives (regular Windows Format) to their full capacity. If you are asked for names, use your telephone number as part of the identification.
Formatting can take a while; plan it as an overnight activity.
Encrypt the drives using TrueCrypt , and encrypt the entire device rather than creating a file and encrypting just the file. TrueCrypt recommend the device route as being faster, and I’m inclined to believe them.
If you are asked for names, use your telephone number as part of the identification.
When you are asked for passwords, consider following my Advice On Passwords .
Initial encryption can take a while; plan it as an overnight activity.
At this point you should have one or more external drives which, when plugged in, will appear somewhat like this on My Computer:
Note that the file size is unlisted.
If you right-click on the drive to examin it, you’ll be asked if you want to format it:
Just Say No!
It is already formatted, and on top of that encrypted. It’s the encryption that makes Windows think that the drive isn’t formatted.
What Is Involved In Mounting An Encrypted Device?
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Toronto and Mississauga, Friday, December 03, 2010 8:27 AM
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