Re: Os X Home Directory: How safe are my files?

In article <1133539706.551669.280130@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Old Mac Guy <bobish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I have home-based business. I want to store a hard drive clone of
>computer's hard drive offsite but am concerned about prying eyes (I
>have all my personal files in the computer as well). I store all my
>files in the home directory and I use keychain to access all my web
>accounts. I do not have file vault turned on because I read it may
>interfere with my back ups (Retrospect).

Encrypt the backups in Retrospect, if that's what you're storing on the
portable drive. If you didn't create the backup saveset with encryption
enabled, then you will need to delete it and start over -- this is an
option that can only be set when the backup saveset is created.

If you are simply copying your home directory to the external drive, use
Disk Utility.app to make a disk image from a volume or directory (namely,
your home directory). When you're prompted for the disk image's name and
location, store it on the external drive, and turn on AES-256 encryption.
You'll then be prompted (twice) for a password before Disk Utility.app
actually starts copying data.

As others have mentioned, make sure you pick a decent password.

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