Cryptainer Pro

Even if you’re the only one using your machine, it’s still never a bad idea to use an encryption tool to safeguard your files. You never know what’s going to happen, so a little extra security can go a long way to preserving your sensitive data.

While you can encrypt individual files without much effort, what if you had an encrypted drive that was specifically created to prevent access to sensitive data? Cryptainer Pro gives you the possibility to make that a reality, while additionally offering some extra functionalities, such as encrypting a file prior to mailing it.

To start with the beginning, the difference between this solution and BitLocker is that Cryptainer essentially creates a secure vault in the form of a removable virtual drive, designed only to hold the data you deem important. While BitLocker can be utilized to safeguard a drive to good effect, this solution is more practical if you’re simply after encrypting a particular set of files and are looking to add more in the future.

Either way, the process of setting everything up takes minimal effort. The software will guide you through the setup by way of a wizard: when creating an encrypted volume, you’re free to dictate its size. Select a password, then format the volume later.

After that, your virtual, newly encrypted volume should appear. Drag and drop the files you want to encrypt, and that will be all. You can load and unload it whenever you feel the need: make sure not to forget that password, though.

The interface is easy to work with as it gives you a view of your encrypted drives, along with their respective data. Creating lots of drives like so is possible, but it’s also important to ensure that you know where the volume’s location: typically, it will be in the Documents folder, but you may change it to any other location.

Interestingly, you can encrypt a file before emailing it. This can help ensure that only the intended recipient has access to the respective data. In the same menu, users also have the option to compress the file to reduce its size.

To conclude, I think that Cryptainer Pro can appeal to a large chunk of users. Thanks to its straightforward operation, the program is easy to pick up and utilize fully, as the concept of creating a virtual, encrypted drive to hold your important data is realized well here.