Recommendations on free encryption software?

[SimpleLife]

I used to use TrueCrypt back when it was all the rage. I don't have bitlocker on my Windows box due to the edition I have but was looking into some open source stuff. I didn't really like TrueCrypt, their UI made it too easy for someone not paying attention to accidentally wipe their drive. Between that and slow mounting issues I read about, I decided to see what else is out there before moving forward. Surely I can't be the only one that wants to encrypt their drives in case of theft?

[daylen]

GnuPG is simple and effective.

[BRUTE]

isn't this built into most operating systems now? both Ubuntu and Mac have full disc encryption built in.

[SimpleLife]

isn't this built into most operating systems now? both Ubuntu and Mac have full disc encryption built in.

As I already mentioned I have the edition of Windows that does not have bitlocker.

[SimpleLife]

GnuPG is simple and effective.

64 bit editions of Windows are not supported.

[SimpleLife]

Meant I didn't like veracrypt. Truecrypt I liked when it was the best.

[BRUTE]

oh, brute didn't realize Bitlocker was what FDE was called under Windows. maybe just find a version of windows with it and reinstall?

[KevinW]

Run Ubuntu with full disk encryption turned on. It's really easy now, it's just a box to check during installation.