Help with USB Flashdrive Password

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi

I went to open some documents from my USB flashdrive today and its asking me to enter a password. I have never password protected it so dont know whats going on! Other than doing a reset can anyone help?

forgotmyname

Plugged it into an infected PC?

Asking for a password for all documents or the complete drive?

Possibly now linked to a user profile on a computer? Do you log in on the other computers you plug it into?

YORKSHIRELASS

Thanks for the reply. I have now found that if I plug it into the pc where I originally saved the documents it doesnt ask for the password.

Your comment about it being linked to a user profile is interesting. I have realised that I was only asked for the password after I used it on my company laptop which was used by someone else before me and still has some of their settings.

At least I can access it now. I may take the documents off, restore it to factory settings and avoid using it with my Company laptop in future!

bubblesbonbon

Some companies used a feature called Bitlocker to protect laptops ect from having information transferred to and from drives.

Certainly Windows XP had it and I believe that Win 7 versions higher than home basic has it as well.

Looks like the company laptop has been configured with it or something akin to it rather than a problem with your pen drive.

YORKSHIRELASS

bubblesbonbon wrote: »

Some companies used a feature called Bitlocker to protect laptops ect from having information transferred to and from drives.

Certainly Windows XP had it and I believe that Win 7 versions higher than home basic has it as well.

Looks like the company laptop has been configured with it or something akin to it rather than a problem with your pen drive.

Thank you, thats really helpful, I wouldnt have known about this otherwise. I will stick to using my own PC in future!