Is there a risk in big container files?

[Marcel]

Hello.

I'm using WinXP and want to encrypt a 160GB usb disk.
Is it recommended to make a 160GB container file on this disk? I see the following risk:
If a single sector of this big file will be defect and windows recognizes this error then windows could delete the whole 160GB file because of this error. Is this possible?

Greetings
Marcel.

[%sig%]

[Marcel]

Hello.

I'm using WinXP and want to encrypt a 160GB usb disk.
Is it recommended to make a 160GB container file on this disk? I see the following risk:
If a single sector of this big file will be defect and windows recognizes this error then windows could delete the whole 160GB file because of this error. Is this possible?

Greetings
Marcel.

[%sig%]

[support]

The risk is minimal, if not non-existent.

Provided that you use an NTFS file system, you will be able to create such a large file and use it without hindering performance.

If something is wrong with a certain sector on the disk, then the only files affected by this will be the files located at that sector, while the rest of the information remains intact. However, if the damaged sector happens to be the sector containing the encryption key - the information is unrecoverable. To avoid that, backup your key once the image was created. To do that, go to the "Recovery" tab of Private Disk's main window and click the "Copy" button. This will backup your keys, you can later use that data to use the "Restore" option (on the same tab)

Also make sure that you use your drive carefuly. After all, it is external, hence portable, therefore it is more likely to fall off a table, or get hit by an object, etc.

[support]

The risk is minimal, if not non-existent.

Provided that you use an NTFS file system, you will be able to create such a large file and use it without hindering performance.

If something is wrong with a certain sector on the disk, then the only files affected by this will be the files located at that sector, while the rest of the information remains intact. However, if the damaged sector happens to be the sector containing the encryption key - the information is unrecoverable. To avoid that, backup your key once the image was created. To do that, go to the "Recovery" tab of Private Disk's main window and click the "Copy" button. This will backup your keys, you can later use that data to use the "Restore" option (on the same tab)

Also make sure that you use your drive carefuly. After all, it is external, hence portable, therefore it is more likely to fall off a table, or get hit by an object, etc.