Originally Posted by
kck
The encryption software encrypts the entire drive.... when you boot the computer, you are prompted to enter your password (encryption key), then the OS starts loading. If the thief doesn't know the password, the OS will not even boot. The other benefit of course, is that if they take the hard drive out, connect it to another computer, they are still unable to access anything on the drive.
I don't believe you would see any conflicts... as it at the file level... when I have used it in the past, I haven't had any issues with anything conflicting... but then again, I haven't tried it in this scenario.
The tracking software wouldn't really do you much good though if you went with the entire disc encryption, as the tracking software wouldn't be able to load, as the thief wouldn't be able to even get to the OS.
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