Flash Drive - password protect?

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  • PIGLEE
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 446

    #1

    Flash Drive - password protect?

    I just put all my PDF files on a 8 gig flash drive, to transfer to my new computer. I thought this is a good backup. But then I got to thinking. With the tax returns, w-2's in PDf format if anyone got a hold of it, they without any trouble could see all of it. Does anyone know how to put a password, or do something to protect the data on a flash drive. I am not so sure they would be a good backup.
  • taxmandan
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2005
    • 1037

    #2
    My flash drives had encryption software already installed when I bought them. You could download software and install. This is what's on my flash drives:



    You are right that anyone can read the pdf files and slowing them down with encryption seems like a good thing to do.

    Daniel


    Originally posted by Piglee
    I just put all my PDF files on a 8 gig flash drive, to transfer to my new computer. I thought this is a good backup. But then I got to thinking. With the tax returns, w-2's in PDf format if anyone got a hold of it, they without any trouble could see all of it. Does anyone know how to put a password, or do something to protect the data on a flash drive. I am not so sure they would be a good backup.
    "A man that holds a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way." - Mark Twain

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    • PIGLEE
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2005
      • 446

      #3
      I ordered and installed, works great. This is a great idea, thanks alot.

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