BestCrypt 7.10.4 User Reviews
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"Excellent program, but there is a bug"
Version: BestCrypt 7.20.2
Pros
Creates an encrypted container with very high encryption technology, contents of the container cannot be seen without opening it with a password. In contrast to various other encryption programs, like WinZip, which encrypt the contents of files, but anyone can see the names of files and folders inside your encrypted file. I have been using this program for over 6 years. It is good and solid
Cons
Sometimes it crashes Windows XP with a blue screen when you try to mount a container. It happens once a year or once per several months. I contacted Jetico and they tried to solve this but they haven't been able to fix this bug so far.
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"Demo program is great - if the company could be contacted"
Version: BestCrypt 7.20.2
Pros
This is an ideal security solution - it allows you to quickly and easily archive files and use a password. You can transport the archive anywhere.
Cons
The company never returned any of my emails after 3 business days and placing my order online. The company is located in Finland.
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"Execllent piece of Software"
Version: BestCrypt 7.20.2
Pros
Transparent encryption, wiping built right into the shell, swap file encryption, with multiple algorithms to choose from, this is a very mature program so it has very few bugs.
Cons
It was somewhat glitchy when using NTFS drives under win 98. I know that 98 was not meant to read ntfs drives, but BC loads some driver to allow 98 to do that and it seems to cause the system to crash very frequently, but that is probably going to be a rare problem among users
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"Was not able to use"
Version: BestCrypt 7.20.2
Pros
None
Cons
After installation I rebooted and a pop up window came up and stated that my 42 day trial had expired.
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"Powerfull yet simple"
Version: BestCrypt 7.20.1
Pros
I've been using BestCrypt since version 4
(released sometime in 1997). Now, version 7. This is rare product in sense that it has very low rate of bugs, if any. The idea of keeping everything in containers is simple - over these years I've started to think in such terms as opposed to just files.:-)
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"Not as useful as you might think"
Version: BestCrypt 7.2
Pros
Good easy to use encryption feature, nice choice of encryption standards
Cons
The secure wipe feature is too slow to the point of being useless. The program is still buggy with a critical failure the first time I downloaded and used it, Had to uninstall, redownload, and reinstall. Better programs with similar features out there.
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"Recommended"
Version: BestCrypt 7.12.02
Pros
I've used this prog for the last 3-4 years, and apart from some minor irritations, it's never let me down.
Cons
It can slow down PC shutdown. This is because it has to dismount encrypted drives, which may have files open on them. Also, the control panel occasionally fails to open.
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"Very convenient"
Version: BestCrypt 7.11.04
Pros
The way this tool works, by creating a virtual drive (i.e., drive E:), is a much more convenient way of working with secure and encrypted files.
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