TrueCrypt

If you have sensitive data or you want to hide some private information on your laptop, then a solution is to encrypt a portion from hard drive. If you set a password and make that area invisible for others, then the privacy is increased. Other similar software are Veracrypt, Protected Folder and Wise Folder Hider.

This utility is designed to create encrypted volumes using the best algorithms libraries available on internet. In the event of a virus infection, your data isn’t lost because the virus will not change the files. After that, a number of your data might still be retrievable, but nevertheless, it would take an important quantity of time and expertise to achieve that.

No matter your reason might be, encrypting your data is essential. You would like to make sure that data wouldn’t be recovered anymore once you’ve deleted it. Ensure you back up any data you’ve got on such a partition as it can be wiped out while the partition is experiencing the formating approach.

TrueCrypt is licensed as freeware for PC or laptop with Windows 32 bit and 64 bit operating system. It is in encrypting category and is available to all software users as a free download.