Storage: Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive?
Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive?
by kmurph82 - 10/4/07 6:32 PMI would like to protect all of the records I have stored on my flash drive. Is there a simple way of doing this? Please tell me how one can keep files private on a flash drive.
Thanks,
Ken
I'd get the U3 flash drive. Link only.
by R. Proffitt
- 10/4/07 6:56 PM
In reply to: Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive? by kmurph82
U3 is good, but don't trust the anonymous surfing feature
by mikeandleslie - 10/5/07 8:18 PM In reply to: I'd get the U3 flash drive. Link only. by R. Proffitt
I purchased a 2 Gig U3 flash drive for practically nothing at STAPLES. It does have a password protect feature.
However, it also has a feature for surfing the web anonymously. It does not work. It only hides your cookies from a site.
There are sites that will report to you what they can see from your computer. I tried that when using the U3 anonymous feature. The test site could still see everything, and could tell me where I had been surfing before coming to them. I then tested the history feature in my IE7, and it recorded all the sites I had visited while using the U3.
So, yes, you can password protect, but the anonymous surfing feature is not functional.
"anonymous surfing"
by R. Proffitt - 10/6/07 5:36 AM
In reply to: U3 is good, but don't trust the anonymous surfing feature by mikeandleslie
The only "anonymous surfing" I found is to use the public library or wifi hotspot.
Bob
Password protection for thumb drives
by chuckles-s - 10/6/07 4:04 PM In reply to: Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive? by kmurph82The simplest thing is probably to buy the Lexar JumpDrive Secure, which has an encrypted, password-protected, subdirectory built in.
Another possibility is to buy software at:
http://www.folder-password-expert.com/
Maybe there is freeware that will do the same thing, but I haven't looked into this.
beware lexar secure
by coffeecan - 10/6/07 6:52 PM In reply to: Password protection for thumb drives by chuckles-sI had a lexar secure flash drive and the password feature failed.
I found very poor support from lexar in trying to recover my data.
They acted as though as they care less. The tech support person acted as though I disturbed either his sleep or his lunch. I don't know which. I hung up and called again and got the same response. I never recovered my data. I have not bought any lexar product since that incident. I take my chances in not having a secure flash but at least I feel that I won't loss my data to a failed password feature.
Good luck.
Is there anything for normal Pen drives
by austere_sly - 10/7/07 12:09 PM In reply to: Password protection for thumb drives by chuckles-sI have got a few old pen drives and I was thinking if there is a software which can be installed in a pendrive, so everytime pendrive is inserted that software will ask for password.
(NT) Did you see if U3 would work?
by R. Proffitt - 10/7/07 12:49 PM
In reply to: Is there anything for normal Pen drives by austere_sly
What I meant was
by austere_sly - 10/7/07 1:53 PM In reply to: (NT) Did you see if U3 would work? by R. Proffitt
What I meant to ask was that whether I can use my old pendrives for storing data securely. I am sure newer pendrives like you mentioned U3 and others can do this as they have some inbuilt feature, but can this capability be added by use of a software preferably a freeware.
So you didn't try it?
by R. Proffitt - 10/7/07 3:22 PM
In reply to: What I meant was by austere_sly
A download is over at the noted link.
This link ?
by austere_sly - 10/7/07 10:30 PM In reply to: So you didn't try it? by R. Proffitt
I tried opening this link http://www.folder-password-expert.com/, but its not opening, guess its down.
(NT) Hmm, I noted U3.COM
by R. Proffitt - 10/8/07 7:48 AM
In reply to: This link ? by austere_sly
Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive-
by LAME9 - 10/8/07 7:14 AM In reply to: Simple way of placing a password on a flash drive? by kmurph82For plain ol' pen drives you can try USB Vault from ZDNET - http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?docid=224888
You do need to be a registered user (it's free).
Or try Rohos Mini Drive - http://www.rohos.com/free-encryption/
also available from CNET downloads at http://www.download.com/Rohos-Mini-Drive/3000-2092_4-10729531.html?tag=lst-0-1
hth
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