Can I put a password on a USB Flash Drive?

savemoney

I would just encrypt the files in a zip file using winzip 128bit encryption

Lady_K

savemoney wrote: »

I would just encrypt the files in a zip file using winzip 128bit encryption

I've never ecrypted anything yet but its about time I learned anyway

savemoney

Its easy just drag files into winzip and then select encrypt and opt for more secure 128bit winzip has a tutorial

It may be better to select the files to be self extracting too if you use another persons pc

http://www.winzip.com/index.htm

MothballsWallet

I've got a Crucial Gizmo! Overdrive 4GB, and there's a free Portable Vault tool you can download from them that does something like this. The drive cost me about 30 quid.

slidebite20

The best and easiest tool has to be Toucan (Free and Open Source) which can encrypt and decrypt files fast and easily. The application is part of the PortableApps Suite and works on any USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive etc.! You can encrypt/decrypt any file which contains sensitive information as and when you need to. The good thing is nothing needs to be installed so you won't need administrator access to the local PC.

The PortableApps software allows you to use great open source software such as Firefox, Keepass and 7-Zip to name but a few all within a great easy to use interface. Highly recommended and 100% - No Spyware, No Ad-ware or Viruses as verified by Softpedia

Hope this helps.

weegie.geek

Good if you only need to encrypt a few files, but it's an on-demand thing whereas truecrypt is an on-the-fly thing, and will encrypt all the files in the container.

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buglawton

The security software I have seen so far looks sooo complicate to use. What I need is:

1. Plug in the usb stick.
2. Windows display a dummy folder for the stick
3. Click on it and am asked for password
4. Can now treat the stick as just another drive for all file browsing and copying purposes UNTIL
5. The stick is removed.
6. Then revert back to Step 1.

Needless to say, behind the scenes the whole stick contents are encrypted, only you don't notice it once 'logged in' to the stick.

Any takers?

buglawton

Hmm, I could try it... though reading this kind of thread on another forum http://dailycupoftech.com/creating-a-basic-truecrypt-volume (see the posts near the bottom mentioning Traveller mode) is exactly the sort of thing that puts me off.

davmail

Its not free,but its cheap,and its brilliant:

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