protect a backup CD

nikos katsikanis · 01-03-2007, 03:02 PM

Hello everyone, its a great honour to be part of your forum

I want to protect a backup CD that contains My Documents.zip. How can I do this

[-0MEGA-] · 01-03-2007, 03:21 PM

Well you can buy a safe and stick the CD in there with a password or key lock.

Or do you mean protect it with a password so no one can see the files? Since it's a .zip, all you need to do is create a password and re-compress the files again in .zip format. That way people would need a password to look into the .zip file. It's not foolproof, but it's better then nothing.

nikos katsikanis · 01-03-2007, 04:20 PM

Safes are fine unless someone steals the safe

I had in mind something a bit more protective than a password

btw how do you create a passowrd for a folder?

XanderCage · 01-03-2007, 04:23 PM

what were u looking for?

something to protect it against other backups, or some encryption?

tobywuk · 01-03-2007, 04:34 PM

if you want to b uber safe and cool, your could encrypt all the data with a program such as "truecrypt" and then burn it after its been encrypted. But inless the government is after you, you probably wont need to do this.

nikos katsikanis · 01-03-2007, 05:29 PM

I dont think the goverment is after me but I like sound of it anyway

what happens if you incrypt a file such as roboform idenenties(which are already incrypted)

kof2000 · 01-03-2007, 08:28 PM

run quickpar on that file make 25 percent recovery files and then split your files into rar files and delete maybe one of the files.

when you want to get everything back just run those par files you created with that file.

heyman421 · 01-04-2007, 12:35 AM

about the only way you're going to keep people out is by using an encryption with a dongle-based decryptor

actually, scratch that. if someone wants your info, they're going to get it

you're either being paranoid, or backing things up you should probably just get rid of and 0-write over

[-0MEGA-] · 01-04-2007, 01:04 AM

The best way would be to backup your data to a macro flash drive, then insert that drive under your skin for safe keeping

nikos katsikanis · 01-04-2007, 10:21 PM

Ehm ...that sounds painful and little to like the mark of the beast

01-03-2007, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
nikos katsikanis Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: scotland Posts: 55	protect a backup CD Hello everyone, its a great honour to be part of your forum I want to protect a backup CD that contains My Documents.zip. How can I do this

01-03-2007, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,961	Well you can buy a safe and stick the CD in there with a password or key lock. Or do you mean protect it with a password so no one can see the files? Since it's a .zip, all you need to do is create a password and re-compress the files again in .zip format. That way people would need a password to look into the .zip file. It's not foolproof, but it's better then nothing. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

01-03-2007, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
nikos katsikanis Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: scotland Posts: 55	Safes are fine unless someone steals the safe I had in mind something a bit more protective than a password btw how do you create a passowrd for a folder? Last edited by nikos katsikanis; 01-03-2007 at 04:24 PM.

01-03-2007, 05:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
nikos katsikanis Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: scotland Posts: 55	I dont think the goverment is after me but I like sound of it anyway what happens if you incrypt a file such as roboform idenenties(which are already incrypted) Last edited by nikos katsikanis; 01-03-2007 at 05:35 PM.

01-03-2007, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	run quickpar on that file make 25 percent recovery files and then split your files into rar files and delete maybe one of the files. when you want to get everything back just run those par files you created with that file. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

01-03-2007, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
XanderCage Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 227	what were u looking for? something to protect it against other backups, or some encryption?

01-03-2007, 04:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
tobywuk Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 377	if you want to b uber safe and cool, your could encrypt all the data with a program such as "truecrypt" and then burn it after its been encrypted. But inless the government is after you, you probably wont need to do this.

01-04-2007, 12:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	about the only way you're going to keep people out is by using an encryption with a dongle-based decryptor actually, scratch that. if someone wants your info, they're going to get it you're either being paranoid, or backing things up you should probably just get rid of and 0-write over

01-04-2007, 01:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,961	The best way would be to backup your data to a macro flash drive, then insert that drive under your skin for safe keeping __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

01-04-2007, 10:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
nikos katsikanis Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: scotland Posts: 55	Ehm ...that sounds painful and little to like the mark of the beast

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