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I have multiple files (tax returns, KeePass, etc) that I MUST have access to across all of my computers. Due to their sensitive nature I'm VERY worried about placing them into a cloud storage system such as DropBox.

What is a recommended way to storing such files? I'm not on a corporate network so that limits my opinions and I've thought about a thumb drive but that makes it harder to create up-to-date backups.

I would also like a way to allow my wife to access certain files when necessary.

Any suggestions are welcome!

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Which operating system? I'd recommend different encryption practices depending on the OS. – iglvzx Nov 27 '11 at 6:36
Honestly, it would prefer it to work with all operating systems as my work is done in both Windows and Linux and I occasionally use some Mac OS X machines. Windows is the primary system, however, so if an option was really good I would be willing to only use one system for those types of files. – Kris Nov 28 '11 at 4:26
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Kris, as PriceChild suggested, Truecrypt with Dropbox would be excellent in your case (both are cross platform). Install Dropbox on all your PCs and use the same login. One thing to note about Truecrypt, is that you can't change the size of an encrypted volume/container once you create it, so you may end up having to make several large volumes for your files. However, Dropbox has a LAN sync feature, which speeds up syncing between machines on the same network. Good luck! – iglvzx Nov 28 '11 at 6:01
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How about storing them in a truecrypt encrypted file on a cloud storage system such as dropbox?

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Oh that sounds like a great idea! I'll explore this option a bit but am curious if anyone has any additional ideas. – Kris Nov 27 '11 at 5:48
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