Originally Posted by dingo
I am considering encrypting specific files / folders on my notebook, but don't want to get myself in a jam I cannot get out of. For those of you that have (or decided not to), what are the things to be careful of if there are any at all? If you've opted not to encrypt, why not?
Is there a specific reason (appart from theft) that is prompting you to encrypt certain files? Do you find that you leave your laptop turned on and unattended for some time?
If none of the above is true, the best thing, and also easiest, would be to set up a BIOS password. Not easily breakable, unless the perpetrator, after digging up the diagrams from some underground online forum, was able to put together a little PCB with various diodes and cathodes mostly obtainable through your local Radio Shack.