On Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:50:31 -0800, ultred ragnusen
wrote:

Shadow wrote:

It's what I do to backup my p0Rn. But I use TrueCrypt. I'm not
the sharing kind. Let the NSA research their own p0Rn.

I've found this to be the easiest way to create dvd-sized mount points:
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/...unt-points.jpg

However, I've tried a few other ways to create DVD-sized mount points:
- Partitions (not easily changed)
- Quotas (too difficult to manage)
- Virtual disks (too difficult to manage)
- Container files (easy to change & easy to manage)

What I love about Truecrypt/Veracrypt (yes, not exactly the same, but the
user interface is, AFAICR, almost exactly the same) is that the GUI walks
you through the creation of DVD-sized mount points (which makes KISS manual
backing up larger-than-DVD amounts of data to dvd infinitely easier).

This is the only setup step, which is done once per size-limited volume.
1) Start Veracrypt & press "Create Volume"
2) Keep the default "Create an encrypted file container" & hit "Next"
3) Keep the default "Standard VeraCrypt volume" & hit "Next"
4) Click "Select File" to browse anywhere you like on your system
5) Type a new "File name:", e.g., C:\data\backup\discs\bck_disc01.hc
6) Hit "Save" & then "Next" & then "Next" again
7) For "Volume Size", enter "4300" and select "MB" & hit "Next"
8) For "Volume Password", enter & confirm the "space" key (or whatever)
9) Hit "Next" & press "Yes" when asked if you really want a short passwd
10) When asked if you intend to store "Large Files", keep "No" & hit "Next"
11) Randomly move the mouse, or just hit "Format"
12) Wait for a success message & hit "OK"

Note that the file name is completely arbitrary, but if it ends with *.tc
or *.hc, doubleclicking on the file will bring up VeraCrypt by default
where simply selecting a drive letter (e.g., "Z:") and entering a "space"
will mount it as its own drive.

Right-clicking "Properties" on that "Z:" drive shows:
Type: Removable Disk
File system: FAT32 (it would be NTFS if you selected large files)
Used space: 12,288 bytes (12.0KB)
Free space: 4,499,791,872 bytes (4.19GB)
Capacity: 4,499,791,872 bytes (4.19GB)

Note that we keep it below the 4.7GB limit of a normal-sized DVD.
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/...unt-points.jpg

If you know of a better (easier, more efficient) way to create DVD-sized
mount points, let us all know, as it's a useful skill to have in your back
pocket.

I use TrueCrypt with 4482269 kilobytes, which is 4589843456
bytes, which is safe with even cheapo DVDs.
You get almost 60MB more than your way.
Not that 60MB matters much these days ....

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