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.