SanDisk flashdrive question - encryption?
May 2, 2013 | 11:24 am
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SanDisk flashdrive question - encryption?
Just got a SanDisk flashdrive, 16 gig as a gift (haven't opened it yet)
It says on the package that theres some kind of encryption to help protect my files?
I hope someone has these drives and can tell me more about this.
how does it work?
Is it built into the drive or is it software?
if it is software, then that means I cannot format the drive, because that would get rid of the software then. correct?
Thank you
It says on the package that theres some kind of encryption to help protect my files?
I hope someone has these drives and can tell me more about this.
how does it work?
Is it built into the drive or is it software?
if it is software, then that means I cannot format the drive, because that would get rid of the software then. correct?
Thank you
May 2, 2013 | 11:44 am
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There are several SanDisk USB drives that support encryption. From the SanDisk web site:
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2399
SanDisk SecureAccess Software Keeps Files Private
May 2, 2013 | 11:51 am
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Yes, as I suspected, it is software.
So that means...I cannot format the flashdrive, because then the software will be deleted.
ok.
Thanks again
May 2, 2013 | 12:07 pm
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http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/de...7952/related/1
In all honesty I have to state I do not have one of these so YMMV.
May 2, 2013 | 1:24 pm
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^ Totally agree. And Truecrypt in particular works perfectly well on USB drives like this, I've used it with many of them in the past.
May 2, 2013 | 2:24 pm
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++ as well. On OS X I'm a big fan of making AES-256 encrypted sparse disk images for keeping important documents private since it's built into the OS.
May 2, 2013 | 6:43 pm
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You can format the drive
It will erase the software
So you just reinstall it again by copying over the exe file and running it from the drive.
Repeat as many times as you want to format it.