Password protected vault

Hi guys, I'm kinda new to computers and I was just wondering,
is it a good idea to keep all your personal informtion like passwords, credit card numbers, PINS, bank account numbers etc. in your computer using a password protected vault?

Thanks for any suggestions guys.

P.D Great forum folks.

 

I've been using Password safe from http://www.counterpane.com for years.

2 warnings.

(1) Don't forget your original password to log into Password safe otherwise you're stuffed.
(2) back up the encoded file regualrly to another medium, like a jumpdrive, or floppy, or CD in case your hard drive crashes.

Safety.dat file is the one to backup up.
Whole program would fit on a CD. Safety.dat file is only 11kb in size. Bazza

 

Try these google links for latest version rather than counterpane.com Bazza

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=20&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=password+safe&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images

 

Latest verion is from http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

I'm still using v1.7.1.7 and can't see much reason to update. Bazza