i tried that and it mounts your drive and makes them virtual drives (if you want to access it you have to have truecrypt). looking for something more basic like if you plug your flash drive into your computer (or anyone elses computer) it asks for your password before you can even use it. i found some programs that already makes your flash drive write protected.
--- In [email protected], Donk <d.knieriem@...> wrote: > > There are lots of free encryption apps. TrueCrypt is a very popular one: > http://download.cnet.com/TrueCrypt/3000-2092_4-10527243.html > > It will encrypt your USB thumbdrive data with professional level > encryption, and let you create a password for it. > I've never used the program, but there's a lotta info about it on their > website: > http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/ > > Just don't ever (EVER) forget your password or your data will be gone > for good. :-) > > Good luck, > Donk > > > On 7/17/2011 3:59 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: > > i got a flash drive i keep ALL my personal info on. is there any free > > security software that i can put on it where it can't be accessed without a > > password and have write protection where it can't be formatted? my mom is > > always using it and i told her to use my others and she thinks they wont > > fit cause they are wider and it isnt lol. she is always formatting it AFTER > > using it and i lose all my data. thanks > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
