Bitlocker issue

[Almih]

Hello!

I saw the thread about Truecrypt but can you please confirm that PrimoCache will work with bitlocked HDD? This is not primary disk, i.e.

SSD1 (Bitlocker) - system

HDD (Bitlocker) - filestore
SSD2 - cache for PrimoCache

I want try but afraid lost my data

Thanks!

[InquiringMind]

Welcome to the forums Almih,

BitLocker shouldn't cause any issue with PrimoCache (though I've not tried it) but PrimoCache (and any caching in general) does increase the risk of data loss, though only slightly in a properly setup system (i.e. one that doesn't crash when you touch a key).

If your data is valuable (which most peoples' is) then make sure you are backing it up regularly first - then check out file versioning software, which automatically makes copies when monitored files are changed and keeps multiple versions of each - Aphar Backup is what I use (Dutch webpage but program works in English) but there are other options. With these in place, data corruption should only pose a momentary inconvenience rather than a life-altering event.

[minhgi]

Tested on a company laptop with bitlocker. I don't see any problem and performance is less since there is an extra overhead load.

[alex23]

It works, but you will be writing decrypted data to the L2 cache