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Encryption problem solved. With few exception TrueCrypt can take care of your every encryption need. Big and small (but not too small) it is all you need. TrueCrypt is not your standard point-click-encrypt software, you do not have any capability to encrypt stand alone files. At first TrueCrypt’s differences are a bit off putting and the user interface is not exactly intuitive. In the end its ability to protect your files better then anything else available is why you use it.
How To…

Download TrueCrypt from TrueCrypt.org’s download page Linux and Windows versions available. The instillation is straight forward a well written documentation page can walk you through the process.

After instillation you will need to create a volume. A TrueCrypt volume is a file of size you specify filled with encrypted data of a type you specify. Three of the top encryption methods are available in different configurations of double and triple encryption. To mix and match with three top hash algorithms. There is really no wrong answer (my personal preference is AES/Rijndael) since TrueCrypt only uses known robust encryption methods. After you have created a volume you may mount it through the graphical user interface or command line. TrueCrypt mounts the volume as a drive letter making access easy you can even install programs to the drive letter on a shared computer.

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