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Backup encryption on WindowsForum.com centers on how tools such as Duplicati protect data before it leaves a PC, encrypting, compressing, and packaging backups so cloud providers, NAS administrators, or anyone browsing an external drive cannot open the files directly. The recurring theme is that client-side encryption is a useful design choice for Windows users who want off-site backups without handing readable copies of documents and photos to a storage vendor. Discussion also stresses the limits of that protection: encryption does not prevent deletion at the destination, so retention, versioning, and provider-side safeguards remain separate concerns worth planning for.
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    Duplicati Encrypts Cloud Backups, but Cannot Stop Deletion

    Duplicati does store your data — just not as ordinary files that a cloud provider, NAS administrator, or anyone browsing an external drive can open directly. The important distinction in MakeUseOf’s September 16 report is that Duplicati encrypts, compresses, and packages backup data on the PC...