backup data in an encrypted HDD using Discryptor risks

eyal20122013

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Hi,
Suppose there are 2 backup possibilities:
1. Data is backed up to an HDD, but not encrypted.
2. Data is backed up to an HDD which is encrypted with Discryptor. Assume the HDD Discryptor header is backed up somewhere else for any future need and password will not be forgotten or lost.

A. Is there any known bug in Discryptor that might turn the encrypted data inaccessible?
B. Are there any significant differences, regarding loss of data or ability to restore data between case 1 and 2 with if some HDD sectors become bad ?
 

eyal20122013

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This is a different question than the one in my other post. I am planning to buy an external HDD. I need to consider if it matters (regarding restoring the data) if I encrypt all the drive for all my data, or create a small encrypted partition for sensitive data and leave the rest not encrypted.