Encrypted volume interaction with Windows...

[Owen Townend]

On Wed, 2007-12-19 at 17:18 -0500, John Richard Moser wrote:
> 
> Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> > On Dec 19, 2007 9:33 AM, John Richard Moser <nigelenki at comcast.net 
> > <mailto:nigelenki at comcast.net>> wrote:
> > 
> >      > Maybe automatically ask the user if he wants to encrypt the volume or
> >      > parts of it as soon as he attaches a new **and empty** usb device
> >     (stick or
> >      > external hd)
> >      >
> > 
> >     Every time he attaches it?  "Do you want to destroy all data on this?"
> >     That's like asking to format a disk every time it's put in!
> > 
> > 
> > Note the emphasis on "and empty."  There'd be no data to destroy.
> > 
> 
> My mistake.
> 
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Hey,
  I haven't done much fiddling with encrypted partitions, just container
files but I believe an encrypted whole disk partition is supposed to
look like empty/unused space (sometimes even encrypting the partition
table?)... how would you get around this when deciding to have the
pop-up?

cheers,
Owen.