full disk encryption for a home user

patricksmyth

I'm running Windows 7 at the moment.

I would like to install some full disk encryption software.

- I'm prepared to pay, but not too much. €25 a year does not seem unreasonable for the right solution.
- I would like to be able to recover data easily if the rest of my PC breaks. For example I would like to be able to mount my system drive into another PC and access my data (with the password)

The web is a minefield of options and I'm hoping someone may have experience with this.

Any suggestions? Thanks

BailMeOut

What version of Windows 7 do you have as if have Enterprise or Ultimate you can use Bitlocker. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd835565(v=ws.10).aspx

patricksmyth

I have Windows 7 Home Premium which doesn't have Bitlocker.

ED E

There's no indication the penultimate TrueCrypt release is anything but secure. That'd be my choice, tried and tested (and partly audited too!).