Windows 10 has a built in feature that s designed for this purpose called bitlocker.
Lock usb drive.
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.
Even a novice user can make the necessary changes needed in order to use the usb flash drive once again.
Select turn bitlocker on.
Navigate to this pc in windows explorer and right click the usb drive.
Click ok to start the archiving and encryption process.
Protecting a drive takes only a few seconds with bitlocker.
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.
Re connect the flash drive in different usb ports on the same computer or on the other one.
Lock usb allows you to password protect any usb flash drive or external drive.
Archive tools like 7 zip can also encrypt and password protect your files with aes 256.
Select use a password to unlock the drive and enter a password twice.
Installs directly into your external storage device.
Drive locking in few seconds through a simple but powerful user.
The easiest way to protect your files is to set a password for the entire flash drive.
The encryption rohos uses is the typical one using the aes algorithm and a 256 bit key.
Select where or how you want to receive your recovery key in the next window and select next.
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.
Insert the usb drive into your computer.
Thus you should try another method to unlock your usb drive.
The process for restoring access to the usb flash drive is very similar to the process for restricting them.
Foolproof password protection for portable data.
Sd cards are always with a lock switch it s easy to change the lock to unlock position.
Once the drive is locked nobody can access your files.
Restoring access to the usb flash drive may be desired at some point.
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Make sure that it s not the usb port problem that locks the storage drive.
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.
See how to unlock a memory card.
If the lock switch of your usb drive is toggled to the lock position you need to toggle it to the unlock position to unlock your usb drive.
Open windows explorer windows e then right click your usb drive.