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TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt is an open-source encryption software that enables you to create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a virtual disk, that can be accessed via a drive letter. Any file tha ...
Average of 27 user ratings: 
- Mar 22, 2008
- For version:
- 4.3a
Great encryption program 
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
As with all completely secure programs, you must learn a little about them to make them work properly. If you are concerned about security this is for you. If not, or you don't want to read a little about encryption then just hide the file.
- Mar 03, 2008
- For version:
- 4.3a
Great features, help files could be clearer
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The main advantages of TrueCrypt are a) it is completely freeware, and b) it allows the creation of encrypted volumes of unlimited size, whereas most freeware versions are limited in order to get you to pay for the registered version. The overall style of TrueCrypt tends to assume that you are reasonably fluent with computers, and the online help files may daunt some beginners. One small point is that although the encrypted volumes showed up in "Computer", they did not show up in the "Send To" menu.
Review by: ianmacm (83)
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- Sep 25, 2007
- For version:
- 4.3a
Protect my personal information
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I got "the letter" from a company I used to work for. Some dummy in HR took her company laptop home with her and had it stolen in the K-Mart shopping center. They notified me that ALL my personal data was stored on that machine IN THE CLEAR and now I was highly exposed to ID theft. They mentioned that they would pay for one year of credit bureau monitoring. Yippie. I wrote back and asked them why, with TrueCrypt available to all, were they so stupid? I told them in a two paragraphs what They Should have been doing all along. TrueCrypt is easy. Create a file (called a volume). Give it as password. Mount it as a letter drive (in windows). Use it just like a network folder. How hard is that? People that said it was hard don't understand how important security is.
Review by: Jeronimo479 (2)
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- Aug 22, 2007
- For version:
- 4.3a
Fantastic product
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This is a truly an extraordinary product. A shining example of what open source can be when everything goes right! This product is so secure it takes a bit of aptitude to know how to use it. This is good too because anyone who doesnt have this level of aptitude shouldnt use it or they will surely lock them selves out from their own files by forgetting the passwords. Excellent product, I highly recommend it!
Review by: mjj2u2
First post
- Aug 07, 2007
- For version:
- 4.3a
Requires to much instructional reading!
- Interface: 3
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This programs was easy to install, however, required too much reading! 'The Wizard' is not easy to understand and requires you to learn and read pages of instructions. I was able to figure out how to encrypt, but was not able to figure out how to disable it, or open the file I created. You have to read through their websites instructions. I don't know about you, but if I have to read through pages of instructions, I lose interest. Ease of Use: -5 Stars. Unless you have the time and energy to learn the software, read help files, I do not recommend. If your going to create a "Wizard" for your software, make it easier to use and understand. Not everyone knows what you mean, when you name key/button. I was excited about the software when I read all the positive comments. My experience was disappointing. :(
Review by: melinda0nline (6)
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- Jun 20, 2007
- For version:
- 4.2a
This is an excellent product.
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I am amazed of what this program can do! An A+++ for the developers. Thank you.
Review by: zounglas
First post
- Jun 10, 2007
- For version:
- 4.2a
Excellent!!
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I come from China. I use TrueCrypt to encrypt my sensitive data. Due to its high encryption level and open-source, I lose interest in many other encryption programs. Now I have been using it for nearly a year, and it works very well. No data are damaged when using TC. TC has become a strong lock on my computer.
Review by: ice517
First post
- Jun 07, 2007
- For version:
- 4.2a
You can't beat it with a stick
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
You need to walk through the tutorial to be confident of how to use the program. Be sure not to create a file on a compressed drive. Awesome power and rock-solid security. Unless you are trying to protect nuclear secrets from the bad guys, most of the default settings are just fine. This is the best there is.
Review by: mikemac4344 (5)
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- Feb 28, 2007
- For version:
- 4.2a
Just the best
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I'll go ahead and be redundant in that this is the best encryption program bar none. Once the encryption volume(file or partition) is set up to the desired size using the TrueCrypt Wizard saving files or folders to it is accomplished in seconds as is decrypting them to the original location. Be careful to read the excellent Help files first as there is a modest learning curve.
- Jan 02, 2007
- For version:
- 4.2a
Great bit of software!
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I love TrueCrypt. I was previously using Cryptainer LE, which is also really great software, but it has a 25MB limit on encrypted containers. Once I found TrueCrypt I switched permanently. There is no limit to container sizes, and it's a breeze to use. I use TrueCrypt to secure all my client data on my laptop in case, heaven forbid, it should ever get lost or stolen. It's also perfect to secure data on a USB drive. If you are looking for an excellent and free way to secure your data, look no further than TrueCrypt.
Review by: Shaggy (9)
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- Dec 13, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2a
Outstanding!
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
TrueCrypt is without a doubt the best file encryption software available, beating everything, even software well over $500. I can keep sensitive data and passwords on my computer and even take it with me and have no fear of theft or loss because of the essentially unbreakable encryption design. Plus it's very easy to use and well thought out. It offers features such as dual and triple scheme encryption. In other words, (as an example) your file can use a combination of AES-Twofish-Serpent for extreme protection. Over the years I have probably tried at least 30 different packages for personal and business security. I'll never need to test another one again. Be sure to look over the documentation to see the superior power and flexibility available here. This is something I use every day at both work and home.
Review by: CharlesK (12)
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- Nov 11, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2a
Biggest plus for me, is command line mounting
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
What can I say, this is excellent software. Keeps things safe and secure in encrypted containers/virtual discs. I do a lot of automation and move things around in shell scripts (batch files)... this thing is cool because you can mount drives in batch. Wonderful utility and a great forum. Worth a donation to the authors. Excellent choice for those that do not need whole disc encryption. 1001+ uses for securing your data on just about any platform (MAC is coming).
Review by: SithTracy (18)
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- Sep 29, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
The best encryption software you can get free
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
If you buy encryption software, you're wasting your money. TC is better than most commercial products on the market and also more secure. Stop looking for something better. There isn't anything better.
Review by: ShockTroop (5)
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- Aug 22, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
Useful
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Very useful for those who have some files to keep out of other user and easy to use.
Review by: Apa1957 (2)
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- Aug 06, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
One and the best
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Other programs free versions give you only 25 mb volume creation. This gives you UNLIMITED sized. You can define entire hard drive as crypted volume. Very easy to use and works 'purrfect'. Almost feel guilty to use it as FREEware. The one guy who have posted negative remarks about this must be banned from using any freewares.
Review by: Nisha_ (5)
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- Jul 26, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
Amazing how I missed it
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I have been looking for such software to protect my files on USB disk for months, and although i am a regular visitor to snapfiles, i don't how how i missed truecrypt... Absolutely the way i want to secure my files... 3 cheers for truecrypt team :)
Review by: cenigma13 (3)
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- Jul 06, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
Works beautifully
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Very smooth operation, and the it's actually very easy to use. The interface and options may take some time to figure out for a beginner, but anyone with a decent amount of computer experience will be able to work out what to do without any need for the extensive documentation. I had everything up and running perfectly in less than 5 minutes. Considering this is free, it's certainly the best software of its type I've seen.
Review by: r3solution (2)
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- May 09, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
Sweet!
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Very slick piece of software. Works exactly the way I hoped it would. I'm surprised it's free ...
Review by: JFSturtz (4)
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- Apr 20, 2006
- For version:
- 4.2
Need something simple? bad luck buddy
- Interface: 4
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 2
- Overall:
A good example why geeks should be watched at all times..if you have nothing to do for the next decade check out the 'help' file.
Review by: NZkiwi (9)
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- Mar 11, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
Truecrypt
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
As far as I can make out, to protect data, it must be scrambled, locks which dont, dont work. So there are approx three levels of encryption 1, manually compress files and use a file encrypt program 2, use TrueCrypt or similar 3, use full disk encryption. 1 is too awkward. 3 it takes around a day to fully encrypt hard disk and it would be wise to decrypt before, say, windows reinstall. So that leaves option 2 TrueCrypt (or similar) looking, for the time being, quite attractive. Frankly I wouldn't really bother with truecrypt alternatives, it is a little awkward to get used to but after that it rocks and will be major utility imho
Review by: northwest (6)
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- Feb 20, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
Shareware features, freeware price
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Well now, it's nice to see this one finally make it onto the Snapfiles list :). More often than not, truly good on-the-fly encryption programs have been shareware, or feature-limited freeware... Not this one. Great features, small size, stability, security and documentation (!). The main dialog could be better laid-out, but it's not too bad once you get used to it. The one (minor?) drawback is that it won't work on Win9x platforms.
Review by: EM_745 (32)
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- Jan 30, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
A big thumbs up!
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Glad to see TrueCrypt added here at Snapfiles. TC is just an excellent program. If you need encryption for your personal data (and IMO, we ALL do!) and can use a container type encryption program, this is the one! Very highly recommended!
Review by: HA_Nut (5)
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- Jan 27, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
Works like a dream!
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I am using Truecrypt for a long time now and it's working like a dream! It's fast, stable and very reliable. It's an advantage when you're familiar with the command line parameters.
Review by: Rens-KL (7)
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- Jan 27, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
It's a great gem of software
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
There are very few programs that really deserve to be well rated. TrueCrypt is one of this sw. If you need to protect your files, try TrueCrypt! It has many functions and is really secure. Best of all it's an open source project hosted on Sourceforge... then it is not a "Light Edition" version, but it's full featured!!! Very good. A special thanks to the authors.
Review by: atreyu (4)
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- Jan 27, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
Keep files from prying eyes
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This encryption software is easy to set up. You can set up drives for encryption but you have to reformat to do so. Overall a good product.
Review by: interjon
First post
- Jan 27, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
The ultimate crypt solution
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Is Great and Fast and Free
Review by: jean1971
First post
- Jan 26, 2006
- For version:
- 4.1
Excellent security software
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Anyone who has used Scramdisk and it's later, commercial version DriveCrypt will love TrueCrypt. You can choose to use either container files or disk partitions to hide your encrypted data. Container files can be named whatever you want (i.e. so you could call the container file 'backupgames.zip'). In addition to using a password to access your encrypted volume, you can also require the use of a keyfile, which can be any other file on your hard drive. This ensures a huge keylength, making the volume very difficult to crack. This program and AxCrypt (for encoding large numbers of small files) should provide for most of your encryption needs. Check it out.
Review by: NutWrench (8)
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