TrueCrypt / General Encryption - Mounted And Unmounted Mean?
Apr 2, 2008
I downloaded truecrypt and created a file-hosted container and mounted it in truecrypt.
1) What exactly is "mounted" and "unmounted" mean? I mean I know I can't move files into the drive unless its mounted, but is there something wrong with having it mounted all the time. Is there a time when its supposed to unmounted?
2) I am considering encryption the entire windows xp including boot partition. Is this a good idea or is there a significant decrease in performance. Speed is a concern for me. Also, will this make it difficult for me to install ubuntu later on using dual boot (grub loader)?
Here is my current setup: 160GB 7200rpm hard drive 8mb buffer
Current Partitions:
C: (100GB, NTFS, windows xp pro)
D: (60GB, NTFS, data storage)
K: (4GB, file-hosted container, with container being in the C: drive) (this 4GB is part of the 100GB of C).................
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