Insert the usb drive into your computer.
Lock usb drive.
See how to unlock a memory card.
The free edition allows us to create a storage partition of up to 8gb on our usb drive with the potential to encrypt password protect and hide it.
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Navigate to this pc in windows explorer and right click the usb drive.
Windows 10 has a built in feature that s designed for this purpose called bitlocker.
Even if you end up losing your device be it through misplacement or theft you don t have to worry about anyone stealing your data.
Select where or how you want to receive your recovery key in the next window and select next.
Even a novice user can make the necessary changes needed in order to use the usb flash drive once again.
Drive locking in few seconds through a simple but powerful user.
Archive tools like 7 zip can also encrypt and password protect your files with aes 256.
Make sure that it s not the usb port problem that locks the storage drive.
Thus you should try another method to unlock your usb drive.
Install and run 7 zip right click the file or folder on your usb drive and select 7 zip add to archive in the add to archive window choose the archive format and add a password.
How to create a password protected file archive.
Installs directly into your external storage device.
Click ok to start the archiving and encryption process.
The process for restoring access to the usb flash drive is very similar to the process for restricting them.
Open windows explorer windows e then right click your usb drive.
Select use a password to unlock the drive and enter a password twice.
Restoring access to the usb flash drive may be desired at some point.
Sd cards are always with a lock switch it s easy to change the lock to unlock position.
If your usb drive or sd card lacks a physical lock switch then your usb drive may be locked due to some other reason.
Select turn bitlocker on.
Protecting a drive takes only a few seconds with bitlocker.
Once the drive is locked nobody can access your files.
Foolproof password protection for portable data.
Check if there is a lock switch on the portable usb drive.
Connect your flash drive to one of the usb ports on your computer.
Password lock usb drive protects the usb drive with your photos audios videos and other files from prying eyes on android windows.
Lock usb allows you to password protect any usb flash drive or external drive.
The encryption rohos uses is the typical one using the aes algorithm and a 256 bit key.