Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can protect them using encryption.

To encrypt a file or folder you right-click on it, choose Properties, and click the Advanced button in the Attributes area. Then check the box "Encrypt contents to secure data" and click OK, twice.

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