[X4U] shipping hard drives: tips?

[Stan Gould]

I would encrypt the entire hard drive with a long and strong password (that
you have written down). Make a copy of it before you ship. I don't know
about the shipping bags.
On Aug 19, 2013 7:34 PM, "cat" <catsoul at thinkplan.org> wrote:

> I would like to ship a hard drive, but before I do, wanted to gather
> opinions on the best practices for this. mostly, they are files of things
> I've created..portfolio type stuff, but there are other things like
> information, and maybe scans of tax stuff, so perhaps I'd want to make an
> archive with  password of those things in case, who knows..the drive got
> swiped by somebody wanting to check out my boring life..but to protect
> sensitive information certainly.
>
> Am I better off passwording certain folders, or should I create a
> passworded folder for the whole contents of the drive?
>
> Also, are special anti-static shipping baggies necessary for safe transit,
> above and beyond cushiony packing material?
>
> Thank you!
>
> cat
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