Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.
It happened to me once — I lost my small 64GB USB drive I'd used for work. I was pretty sure it had nothing too important in it. But then I started wondering… what if it contained some sensitive files ...
Leaving an external hard drive plugged in all the time carries some risk, but unplugging it constantly might actually be a ...