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I am using Veracrypt to encrypt my computer's hard drives. There is nothing wrong with using encryption software; it can be a good tool for protecting your privacy.

My computer's OS is encrypted by Diskcryptor btw. What is wrong with using encryption software? Nothing, I assume.

As long as there are no significant advances in quantum computing, I do not think we should worry about Veracrypt being compromised ... or at least that's what I expect (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Every user is using it since here is HTTPS://forums.e-hentai.org.

I'm too scared that something happens and the files become corrupt or unrecoverable.

I'm too scared that something happens and the files become corrupt or unrecoverable.

I am certain recovering files would be the same as if you hadn't encrypted them. The major downside of encryption is the CPU cycles it consumes, rather.

If you encrypt your OS, everything becomes slightly sluggish. EFS encryption is built-in and less heavy, but you're trusting Microsoft with your safety. The NSA has backdoor keys for anything Microsoft can access too.

I used to use Veracrypt, but I don't currently have a need for it.

I'm too scared that something happens and the files become corrupt or unrecoverable.

I did actually have that happen, unlike with most files it more so seems to be all or nothing. Since if anything is missing it won't decrypt.

I don't use any encryption software right now because I don't really have a use for it at the moment but a friend recommended me to try [veracrypt.jp] VeraCrypt if I ever do need encryption software.

This post has been edited by chiyoharu: Jul 4 2025, 10:24

I once realised that if I got flattened by a bus, my next of kin would inherit my PC with all my files in plain view. I didn't want to burden a grieving family member with the cursed knowledge of what kind of porn I liked, so I moved everything I wouldn't want them to see onto an encrypted partition.
I used Veracrypt. It works on both Windows and Linux with no problems, and is probably overkill for my application, so I'm happy with it.

I use veracrypt on one of my drives, been using it since truecrypt days.

I'm too scared that something happens and the files become corrupt or unrecoverable.

You are absolutely right to to be scared, because it's the feature of a good cryptographic function to be able to decrypt ONLY byte-to-byte identical output. Physical damage is a bane of encrypted storage, along with forgetting the decryption key. In fact encrypting the data and throwing the key away is a way more efficient way to get rid of it asap than any "true" deletion technique.

I once realised that if I got flattened by a bus, my next of kin would inherit my PC with all my files in plain view. I didn't want to burden a grieving family member with the cursed knowledge of what kind of porn I liked, so I moved everything I wouldn't want them to see onto an encrypted partition.

Well if you are dead it doesn't really matter what your kin think about you, does it? If your porn stash is THAT of a damning evidence then you are unlikely to believe into immortal souls and life after death in the first place. Also pretty rich assumption the next of kin isn't going to be even more of a braindead gooner than you at the same age.

There is no use for encrypting large amount of data because it incurs INSANE overhead for read/write operations due to any cryptographic algo of worth being synchronous, single-threaded and having at least O(n) time complexity. It kinda sorta works for HTTPS (aka TLS) because it operates on very small streamable chunks of data so O(n) time complexity is negligible for the purpose of message transport.

If you really want to dabble into data encryption, first you have to separate your personal data from public data.
Personal data meaning anything directly related to you, i.e. various documents, login credentials and browser profiles. These are things which you have to make at least infrequent backups of on portable storages but also it will be pretty bad if someone else gets a hold of this data. So a perfect usecase for data encryption. Personal data tend to be quite compact in size but very rich in content (for a reference the 100gb doujinshi.org dump flying around has only ~100mb of actual database dump, the rest are just preview images), so managing backups of it can be as easy as just chucking EVERYTHING into a single archive, encrypting and copying into at least 2 pretty small flash drives. The biggest encryption bang for the buck and is pretty close to the use by federal agencies but without all the problems related to handling someone's else confidential data.

Encrypting media is a lost cause though since you'll have to spend a lot more on managing storage (both upfront and maintenance) and it gets pretty much impossible to do without being vendor-locked, which brings its own set of problems.

As far as veracrypt concerned, if you weren't shown and told to SECURELY save at least the decryption key, then it's 100% certified snake oil.