Password Protected

f4Gg0t_43 · Post by **f4Gg0t_43** » 21 Sep 2009, 11:22

I have an external HDD I'm wondering is it possible to have it password protected somehow? The entire drive is NTFS format.

ilkjester · Post by **ilkjester** » 21 Sep 2009, 11:32

Yes it is possible. There are free programs that can do it for you or you could pay for one if you really wanted to. A quick search online could give you more details.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=password ... 5261e448ad

Post by **bad_brain** » 21 Sep 2009, 12:05

Truecrypt would be good...I mean, a password protection is pretty pointless as long as the content can still be read easily....

f4Gg0t_43 · Post by **f4Gg0t_43** » 21 Sep 2009, 12:09

bad_brain wrote:Truecrypt would be good...I mean, a password protection is pretty pointless as long as the content can still be read easily....

I'm not trying to hide my files from the government or something, just from other people who live with me, who are certainly not computer experts.

Post by **bad_brain** » 21 Sep 2009, 12:18

ok, but you can still reach your goal (password protect the drive) with Truecrypt...

Post by **lilrofl** » 22 Sep 2009, 17:03

Truecrypt rocks, and is SO user friendly a seven year old can do it... literally =)

Post by **Gogeta70** » 22 Sep 2009, 18:45

Yeah, my entire laptop is encrypted using truecrypt. Even the system partition... i have to enter the password to start it up ^_^

f4Gg0t_43 · Post by **f4Gg0t_43** » 22 Sep 2009, 18:48

Yeah I've used TrueCrypt before it's pretty nice, it just kind of seems like it's too much, but it doesn't really matter, I made a 5gb TrueCrypt container. I mounted it, but the next morning I had the BSOD (which I haven't gotten in a LONG time) so I don't know if the 2 are related or not. If I get another one I'll write down what it says.

Post by **bad_brain** » 23 Sep 2009, 04:42

yeah, Truecrypt of course has a lot of options, but for your needs a simple encryption and password protection is enough, no need to use advanced options like keyfiles for example. I am using it since about 2 years for my storage, never had problems so far...

Post by **lilrofl** » 24 Sep 2009, 15:06

I've been using it on a terabyte for a little over a year problem free... maybe it was unrelated, or an isolated incident

f4Gg0t_43 · Post by **f4Gg0t_43** » 24 Sep 2009, 15:53

No BSOD since, so it was probably unrelated.