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		cortesoft on Jan 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I went from 100 to 0 things (or how I was robb... If the encryption keys are only on your local machine, how do you recover the data when you lose your local machine?

Bluerise on Jan 24, 2014 [–]

You should print it or write it down and store it in a secure place.

aestra on Jan 24, 2014 | [–]

Hopefully in multiple places, in case of fire!!

blueskin_ on Jan 24, 2014 | | [–]

This.

Safety deposit box at a bank, trusted non-local family member's house, and trusted international (preferably different continent) friend's house should be enough for most cases.

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