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yes .. because I can. My macbook was stolen out of my flat this year and it was a good feeling not to have to worry about the data. don't get why you would enc
by tooto 16y ago
yes .. because I can. My macbook was stolen out of my flat this year and it was a good feeling not to have to worry about the data.
don't get why you would encrypt your whole disk though. the home is all I need encrypted.
- nonane 16y agoGood point. On Windows I have my data lying around in a few places (including a separate partition). I guess I want total peace of mind - for example, I don't want to worry about any data lying around in the hibernation files, crash dumps, /tmp etc.
- pquerna 16y agoI use encrypted DMGs on osx, with specific folders symlinked to be inside the DMG, for example: /Users/chip/work/company -> /Volumes/enc-base/work/company /Users/chip/.subversion -> /Volumes/enc-base/dotfiles/subversion /Users/chip/.ssh -> /Volumes/enc-base/dotfiles/ssh /Users/chip/Library -> /Volumes/enc-base/Library /usr/local/mysql/current/data -> /Volumes/enc-base/mysql-data I don't imagine its perfect, but I know most of my important and confidential things are encrypted.
- thibaut_barrere 16y agoYou may need to ensure your databases (eg mysql) don't have data that require attention, too. That's why I'm slowly moving from a general mysql/mongo/redis instance toward a per-folder instance that I run when I need it.