Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late

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c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>   Note - ALWAYS pre-encrypted before sending to cloud.
>   Encrypt local, random name, copy to DBx, Rename
>   re-date and whatever else is possible afterwards.
>   OpenSSL can do most of the security stuff. I just
>   do NOT believe claims of their own 'security'.
>   Send 'em binary garbage.

Sure, although keep in mind that one day in the future they might
be able to decrypt even your old self-encrypted files easily, like
encrypted files from the 1990s can be today. Even if they say that
data is deleted, there's no way to be sure that someone didn't
keep/steal a copy.

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  Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-07-30 23:02 -0400
  Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-31 15:21 +0200
    Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-31 14:39 +0100
    Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-01 01:08 +0000
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                Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-07 07:14 +1000
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                Re: Linux PC Acting Up? How To Check For Bad Blocks On A Hard Drive - Before It's Too Late not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-08 09:10 +1000
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