Encrypting flash drive

Mike Adams · 05-15-2006, 08:50 AM

I use a plug-in flash drive a lot and it sometimes has sensitive files on it. Given the ease of losing one of these, i would like to encrypt or protect either the entire drive, or at least specific files. Is there a cheap (free) simpe program for this?

Thanks

tbsingleton73 · 05-15-2006, 09:00 AM

I drive I have, and others I have seen have Window's only encryption .exe files that encrypt the partial or whole drive. Being .exe the encrypted part is not readable by Macs, unless run in some type of OS X/Windows system.

Probably the easiest way would be to create a disk image (.dmg) with Disk Utility, about the same size as your Flash Drive and encrypt the image.

Screengem0531 · 05-15-2006, 10:26 AM

Couldn't you also use disk utility to create an encrypted disk image that is saved on the thumb drive and just mount it and save your stuff there?

05-15-2006, 08:50 AM	#1
Mike Adams Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 73	Encrypting flash drive I use a plug-in flash drive a lot and it sometimes has sensitive files on it. Given the ease of losing one of these, i would like to encrypt or protect either the entire drive, or at least specific files. Is there a cheap (free) simpe program for this? Thanks __________________ If a stone falls on an egg: Alas for the egg. If an egg falls on a stone: Alas for the egg

05-15-2006, 09:00 AM	#2
tbsingleton73 MVP Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,114	I drive I have, and others I have seen have Window's only encryption .exe files that encrypt the partial or whole drive. Being .exe the encrypted part is not readable by Macs, unless run in some type of OS X/Windows system. Probably the easiest way would be to create a disk image (.dmg) with Disk Utility, about the same size as your Flash Drive and encrypt the image. __________________ "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - SH

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05-15-2006, 10:26 AM	#3
Screengem0531 Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 465	Couldn't you also use disk utility to create an encrypted disk image that is saved on the thumb drive and just mount it and save your stuff there?