[Dokescoonse]

I've recently become all Identity fraud alert, so many storys I've heard about people being f*cked over by criminals who use their names to purchase thousands of pounds worth of goods or get approved for loans/CC.

To the point, I've started digitally archiving my personal letters, statements etc on a PC in pdf format and shredding originals. Can anyone advise if there is anything else I can do to protect this data. Only me and partner have access to the PC, but can anyone suggest any encryption programs or such? I've chose the XP "encrypt" option for the folder, but I'm unsure of what it does or how effective it may be. How does everyone else store sensitive data?