Making this guide, cuz this pretty important and all ;-;.
So first you should understand what encryption is:
Encryption is the most effective way to achieve data security. To read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password that enables you to decrypt it. Unencrypted data is called plain text ; encrypted data is referred to as cipher text.
Pretty easy right?
Alright so now we're going to go in depth on how to encrypt your hard-drive, and or files.
The tool we're going to be using is "veracrypt", very handy tool, does what you need it to do, offers more than enough encryption methods.
Download: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/releases/view/616110
Once downloaded open it up then click this.
Then click
Next
It should select your windows drive, but I already encrypted mine so it won't show up for me.
Here I'd select AES(Twofish(Serpent) But it depends what you got on your drive, for most people just pick Twofish.
Make a long password I.E. 9qpcZ7aErwK-nPDC#b&C7^^@JSeFnd$* then you can write this down on a paper to remember it : 9 queen park coffee ZIP 7 apple EGG rope walmart KOREAN - nut PARK DRIP COFFEE # bestbuy & COFFEE 7 ^ ^ @ JACK SKYPE egg FRUIT nut drip $ *
Password Generator
Then click next, then when it asks to move your mouse in random directions do it for as long as you can (I do it for about 6 minutes or so).
Then you're done.
When you boot up your pc it will ask for the password you made, so enter it and press enter, now it may take a bit to verify the password, but your files are 100% safe if you picked a secure password.
So first you should understand what encryption is:
Encryption is the most effective way to achieve data security. To read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password that enables you to decrypt it. Unencrypted data is called plain text ; encrypted data is referred to as cipher text.
Pretty easy right?
Alright so now we're going to go in depth on how to encrypt your hard-drive, and or files.
The tool we're going to be using is "veracrypt", very handy tool, does what you need it to do, offers more than enough encryption methods.
Download: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/releases/view/616110
Once downloaded open it up then click this.
Then click
Next
It should select your windows drive, but I already encrypted mine so it won't show up for me.
Here I'd select AES(Twofish(Serpent) But it depends what you got on your drive, for most people just pick Twofish.
Make a long password I.E. 9qpcZ7aErwK-nPDC#b&C7^^@JSeFnd$* then you can write this down on a paper to remember it : 9 queen park coffee ZIP 7 apple EGG rope walmart KOREAN - nut PARK DRIP COFFEE # bestbuy & COFFEE 7 ^ ^ @ JACK SKYPE egg FRUIT nut drip $ *
Password Generator
Then click next, then when it asks to move your mouse in random directions do it for as long as you can (I do it for about 6 minutes or so).
Then you're done.
When you boot up your pc it will ask for the password you made, so enter it and press enter, now it may take a bit to verify the password, but your files are 100% safe if you picked a secure password.
