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Q: How does Windows Vista’s BitLocker Drive Encryption compare with Windows XP’s Encrypting File System (EFS) for protecting data on a laptop?

A: I was a long-time EFS user, but I recently stopped using it in favor of BitLocker. EFS works on a file-by-file basis, whereas BitLocker encrypts the entire volume and eliminates many of the lapto . . .

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