Ai®a©ob®a Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I have a USB HDD that have some imporance files on it and i was wondering if it was possible to add a password to it so you need to enter a password before you can open it? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsea Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I think there's a feature built right into Windows OS called BitLocker.. plug your USB or storage device in and right click on it in the My Computer section. Should be able to access BitLocker there. Ai®a©ob®a 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067253336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I think there's a feature built right into Windows OS called BitLocker.. plug your USB or storage device in and right click on it in the My Computer section. Should be able to access BitLocker there. The way it looks is Bitlocker is only on Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows 8.1 Enterprise editions. I think mine is the home edition as i don't see the option for it when i looked though My Computer and when i did a search i followed the steps on Microsoft Website and it's not showing up so i don't think i have it. Edited April 5, 2015 by Troubadour Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067253436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsea Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-password-protect-your-usb-stick-3-easy-ways/ Try number two or three. I think somebody already recommended you to put a password on all the files and it's not what you're looking for Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067253447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 You could use something like FreeOFTE to build an encrypted partition. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067254649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-password-protect-your-usb-stick-3-easy-ways/ Try number two or three. I think somebody already recommended you to put a password on all the files and it's not what you're looking for Yeah and putting a password on the files doesn't prevent it from being deleted. That's kind of why i want the password for the stick itself Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067266024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 You could try one of the many TrueCrypt alternatives? Or TC itself if you feel brave... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067266158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dice Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Or TC itself if you feel brave... It's been recently audited and marked as good to go and is still available on some swiss domain or various githubs. I would say its still the go-to method if you're really worried about your data. Note that someone could still just format your drive no matter what you do. You can't really do anything against that Edited April 7, 2015 by dice sivispacem 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/782395-possible-to-require-a-password-on-usb-hdd/?do=findComment&comment=1067267292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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