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3 ways to keep sensitive files encrypted on a flash drive or external hard drive |
September 16, 2015
NarsiReddy Cheruku wants a way to encrypt files that are stored on a flash drive or external hard drive.
Flash drives are easy to lose. And anything lost can fall into the wrong hands. So if you’re carrying around sensitive information in your pocket, you need to make sure those files are encrypted.
Here are three possible solutions:
[Have a tech question? Ask PCWorld Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector. Send your query to answer@pcworld.com.]Buy an encrypted drive
You can buy a flash drive with built-in encryption, such as the DataTraveler Locker+ G3. When you plug the Locker+ in, it comes up as a 13MB, read-only drive. But once you launch the program file on that drive and enter the password that you previously setup, another drive opens up with all the storage space you paid for. That drive, of course, is inaccessible without the password. The software runs off the drive, and it can be used on multiple computers and operating systems.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980184/storage/3-ways-to-keep-sensitive-files-encrypted-on-a-flash-drive-or-external-hard-drive.html#tk.rss_howto
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