Password lock or encrypt flash drive or folder

[c_206]

Hey all, been reading and watching vids on how to either encrypt or password lock a folder on a flash drive. Only thing i managed to do is Zip it with a password but its hard to keep updating it with more files and for some reason i cant encrypt with password anymore lol

Any help plz

[davek_964]

I used to do that, but gave up and bought a proper (hardware encrypted) flash drive. Has a keypad on it, and you enter a pin code before plugging it in.

Might not suit you (it's obviously a bit longer than a normal flash drive) but it works for me since I trust it's pretty secure.

[bangerhoarder]

Veracrypt?

[Funk]

Assuming Windows, what's wrong with BitLocker?

[C69]

bangerhoarder said:

Veracrypt?

+1 for this.

You can encrypt either the entire drive, or you can set up an encrypted container (you decide the size) to hold individual files (rather like a folder).

[davek_964]

C69 said:

bangerhoarder said:

Veracrypt?

+1 for this.

You can encrypt either the entire drive, or you can set up an encrypted container (you decide the size) to hold individual files (rather like a folder).

Sounds like Truecrypt that I used for a while.

For some reason, I decided that it wasn't good enough - but it was a few years back and I really can't remember why.

[bangerhoarder]

Veracrypt is a fork of Truecrypt.

You may have lost faith in TC around the time of the audit process in 2013/14.

You may also get on with using Bitlocker plus a PIN to secure the drive but this is more proprietary.

[Mr Pointy]

c_206 said:

Hey all, been reading and watching vids on how to either encrypt or password lock a folder on a flash drive. Only thing i managed to do is Zip it with a password but its hard to keep updating it with more files and for some reason i cant encrypt with password anymore lol

Have you tried this?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life...