Today we’ll go over a simple way to encrypt sensitive files on your hard disk, external hard disk, usb thumbdrive and CD. TrueCrypt is a free, open source encryption application that works on Windows and Linux. It creates a virtual hard drive in the form of a single file that will read and write encrypted files on the fly.

1. Download TrueCrypt, install and launch.

2. Select “Create Volume” which will launch a walkthrough wizard. Choose “Create a Standard TrueCrypt Volume” and select Next. Hit the “Select File” (it really should be called “Create File” actually) button and navigate to a location to create your virtual encrypted drive file - which is really a file that acts like an encrypted folder. Type a name for it. I’ve created it in “C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\My Documents\stuff.ben”. try to pick a non-important filename (naming it private or encrypted will only make people more curious). your file can have any or no extension (i made mine *.ben). Hit Next.

3. Choose an encryption algorithm from the dropdown box. Next. Choose the size of the virtual encrypted drive file. You have to comit to a size (realize that it’s non-growable and regardless of how many files you throw inside, it will always show that size.Next.

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Encrypt with Truecrypt

Originally from AsenDURE @ Corner of 11th & 20th by asendure

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