How to Password Protect USB/CD? - Folder Lock

To start creating your portable Locker files directly to a USB/External drive, simply run Folder Lock and go to the 'Protect USB/CD'. FolderLock® HowTos! HowtoPasswordProtectUSB/CD? DownloadforWINDOWS DownloadontheAppStore GetItOnGoogleplay TRUSTEDBYMILLIONS downloadsandcounting... What Why How androidAwardsBenefitsFAQFeaturesFolderLockArabicFolderLockFrenchFolderLockGermanFolderLockItalianFolderLockLiteHowTosiphoneLicense-FolderLockLostRegistrationLostRegistrationFL6RecoverPasswordTestimonialsUpgradeFolderLock6toFolderLock7WhatWhat’sNewwhywindowsphone Introduction: Whenitcomestotravellinginstylealongwithourdata,theonlyoptionthatpopsintoourmindsaretheportableUSBdrives.Andwhynotasthesedriveshavebeenaneminentpartofourlivessinceadecade.Itisnotbecausetheywereperfectbuttheywerethere,whenweneededthemthemost.OthermeansofdatastorageareemergingalongsideUSBdrivesandhavecaptivatedasuitablenumberofmarketsharebutitsreliabilityisstillatquestion.Forexample,cloudstorage,anoptionthatletsyoustoredataonthecloudwithouthavingtomaintainanyphysicaldrive. FolderLock PasswordProtectUSB/CD. FolderLockletsyoukeepyourpersonalfilesencryptedinavarietyofways,inbothPCandportabledrivesandoffersbackupofprotectedfilestoanOnlinestorage.ProtectUSB/CDfeaturesthreepowerfuloptionstoprotectyourportabledata,includingProtectUSB,ProtectCD/DVD,andEncryptEmailAttachments. TostartencryptingandprotectingyourportabledatawithProtectUSB/CD,simplyfollowtheinstructionsthatfollow.   ProtectUSB ProtectUSBenablesyoutoconvertyourLockersintoself-executableapplicationsthatyoucancopytoyourUSBorexternaldrives.Youcanthensimplyexecutethemonanycomputerandenterthecorrectpasswordtoaccessyourdataevenifyoudon’thaveFolderLockinstalled.   YoucaneithercreatePortableLockerdirectlyonyourUSB/ExternaldriveoruseanexistingLockerandconvertitintoPortableSelfExecutableLocker.   TostartcreatingyourportableLockerfilesdirectlytoaUSB/Externaldrive,simplyrunFolderLockandgotothe‘ProtectUSB/CD’.OnceyouareintheProtectUSB/CDscreen,clickontheProtectUSBoptiontostartStep1ofthePortableLockerwizard.   TostartmakingyourexistingLockersportable,followtheinstructionsoutlinedbelow:   Step1   Clickon‘ProtectUSBDrive’button.Youwillbepresentedwiththe‘ProtectUSBDrive’window.Selectthe‘MakeMyExistingLockerPortable’optiontomakeanexistingLockerportable. Afteryouhavemadeyourselection,press‘Next’tocontinuetoStep2.   Step2   Here,youwillbepresentedwiththeExistingLockerwindow,whereyouwillberequestedfortheLockerdetails. SelectyourexistingLockerbyclickingonthe‘Browse’button.OnceyouhavelocatedyourexistingLocker,click‘Open’toselecttheLocker.AfteryouhaveselectedyourexistingLocker,the‘LockerLocation’fieldwillshowthefullpathtotheLocker.   OnceyouhaveselectedtheLockertobemadeportable,clickonthe‘Browse’buttontoselectthedestinationforthisportableLocker.YoucanchooseyourUSB/Externaldrive,Sharedfolder,Networkmappeddrive,NASdeviceoryoucanchoosetosavethisportableLockeronyourfixeddriveaswell.OnceyouhaveselectedthelocationforyourportableLocker,click‘Next’tocontinueStep3andStep4.   Step3andStep4   IfyouaremakinganexistingLockerportable,afteryouhaveenteredtherequireddetailsintheExistingLockerwindow,press‘Next’tostarttheprocessofcopyingyourencryptedLockertoyourselectedUSBdriveaswellascreatingaself-executable.EXEfile.Tocanceltheprocess,clickon‘Cancel’atanytime.   TheprogressbarwillshowyouthePortableLockercreationprocess.Oncetheprocesshasbeencompleted,thewizardwilldisplaytheLockerName,LockerPath,LockerSize,andtheLockerTypeinformationforyourPortableLocker,clickthe‘Finish’buttontoclosethewindow.Nowallyouneedtodoisdouble-clickthenewlycreated.EXEfiletorunandexploreyournewportableLocker(s).Enteryourpasswordtoaccessyourdata.   TostartcreatinganewLockerdirectlyonyourUSB/Externaldrives,followtheinstructionsoutlinedbelow:   Step1   Clickonthe‘ProtectUSBDrive’button.Youwillbepresentedwiththe‘ProtectUSBDrive’window.Select‘CreateaNewPortableLockerinUSB/ExternalDrive’tocreateanewLockerdirectlyinyourUSB/Externaldrive.   Afteryouhavemadeyourselection,press‘Next’tocontinuetoStep2. Step2 Here,youwillbepresentedwiththe‘NewPortableLocker’window,whereyouwillberequestedforthenewportableLockerdetails.   EnterthenameforyourPortableLockerandselectthedestinationwhereyouwishtocreatethePortableLocker.YoucanselectyourUSB/Externaldrive,SharedfolderNetworkdrive,NASdevicesoryoucanalsocreatethemonyourfixeddrive.YoucanexecutethesePortableLockersonanycomputerwithorwithoutadministrativeprivileges.Justprovidethecorrectpasswordandaccessyourdata.   Inthe‘SelectyourUSBdrive’field,clickonthe‘Browse’buttontosetthedestinationpathforthenewportableLocker.AfteryouhaveselectedalocationforthenewportableLocker,setapasswordforthenewportableLockerinthe‘SetPassword’field. Next,youwillneedtore-enterthepasswordinthe‘ConfirmPassword’field.Onceyouhaveenteredtherequireddetailsinthe‘NewPortableLocker’window,clickonthe‘Next’buttontocontinuetoStep3. Itisstronglyrecommendedtomakesurethatyoukeepapasswordthatishard-to-guess,buteasy-to-remember.YourLockerpasswordwillbeatleast6charactersshortanduptoamaximumof100characters.YoumayusebothAlphanumericandspecialcharacterstosetyourpassword.   Apassword-strengthmeterwillshowyouthestrengthofyourpasswordandyouwillhavetheoptiontoenteryourpasswordusingtheVirtualKeyboardavailable.TheVirtualKeyboardallowsyoutoenteryourLockerPasswordwithoutthefearofyourpasswordbeinghackedintobyaKeystrokerecorderorKeyloggers.OnceyouhavesetandconfirmedyourLockerPassword,click‘Next’tocontinuetoStep3.   Step3   Here,youwillbepresentedwiththe‘Howmuchdatadoyouwanttoprotect’window,whereyouwillneedtospecifyasizeforyournewportableLocker.Fromthefield‘ChooseSize’,selectyournewportableLockersize.TheLockersizewillbeinMB,GB,andTB.YoucanchooseanappropriateLockersizeeitherfromthedrop-downlistorenteracustomLockersizebyclickingonthe‘Custom’linknexttotheStandarddrop-downlist.YoumaychooseanysizeforyourportableLockerbetween300MB–2TB.   BecausetheLockersizeCANNOTbechangedinthefuture,werecommendthatyouchoosethemaximumsizeforyourdata.Thisisveryusefultoaccommodateyourfuturedataprotectionneeds,andyoucankeepaddingmorefilestoyourLockerasandwhenyourequire.   OnceyouhavesettheLockersize,thewizardwilldisplaythesizeoftheLocker-filethatwillberequiredtocreateyourportableLocker,aswellastheavailabledisk-space. PleasenotethatifyouselectaPortableLockersizemorethan4GBs,FolderLockwillcreatetwofileswhilecreatingthenewportableLocker–1)Aself-executable.EXEfile,and2)aLockerfile. Afteryouhavemadeyourselection,pressthe‘Next’buttontogotoStep4.   Step4   Onceyouhaveenteredtherequireddetailsandclickedonthe‘Next’button,theprocessofcreatingyournewencryptedportableLockertoyourselectedUSBdriveaswellascreatingaself-executable.EXEfilewillbegin.Tocanceltheprocess,clickon‘Cancel’atanytime.AfteryournewportableLockerandthe.EXEfilehasbeencreated,thewizardwilldisplaythePortableEXEName,PortableLockerPath,PortableLockerSize,andthePortableLockerTypeinformation,clickonthe‘Finish’buttontoclosethewizard.YournewPortableLockeralongwiththe.EXEfileisnowreadytobeexecutedandexplored. ProtectCD/DVD ProtectCD/DVDfeatureofFolderLockenablesyoutoconvertyourLockersintoself-executableapplicationsandburnthemtoaCD/DVDdrive.Youcanthensimplyexecutethemonanycomputerandenterthecorrectpasswordtoaccessyourdataevenifyoudon’thaveFolderLockinstalled.PleaserememberthatiftheLocker(s)beingconvertedintoportableLockers,aself-executableapplication(.EXE)willbecreatedforLockersupto4GBsinsize.IftheLockersbeingburnedaremorethan4GBsinsize,thenaseparate.EXEfilewillbecreatedontheCD/DVDalongwiththeportableLockerfile. ToconvertandburnyourLockerfilestoCDs/DVDs,simplygototheProtectUSB/CDfeatureinFolderLockandclickonthe‘ProtectCD/DVD’optiononthescreen.Next,selecttheLockerfileyouwishtoconvertandburntoCD/DVD.Next,selectthedrivewheretheCD/DVDisinserted,andthenclick‘Next’tostarttheprocessofcreatingaself-executable(.EXE)fileaswellastheportableLocker,clickonthe‘Finish’buttontoclosethewizard.   PleasenotethatyoucannotconvertandburnaLockerwhichisalreadyopen.YoualsocannotconvertandburnyourLockertoaCD/DVDifthereisnotenoughspaceintheCD/DVD.Youmay,however,directlyburnaportableLockertoaCD/DVD.   YoudonotneedtosetanewpasswordfortheportableLockerforyourCD/DVD.TheportableLockerpasswordwillbethesameastheonefortheoriginalLocker.IfyouwishtoaccessyourportableLockeronacomputerwhereyouhaveadministrativerights,simplydouble-clicktheportableLockerfromCD/DVD,andentertheportableLockerpassword.OnceyouhaveenteredtheportableLockerpassword,theportableLockerwillopenasaself-executableexplorer,anditwillopenontheselecteddrive(defaultisZ:\).TheportableLockerwillalsoopenwithaRead-Onlyaccess.   IfyouwishtoaccessyourportableLockeronacomputerwithnon-administrativerights,simplydouble-clicktheportableLockerfromCD/DVD,andconfirmifwhetheryouhaveadministrativerightsorareanon-administrativeuser.Ifyouclick‘YES’toadministrativeuser,youwillneedtoenterthecomputeradministrativepassword,anduponverification,youwillneedtoentertheportableLockerpassword.OnceyouhaveenteredtheportableLockerpassword,yourportableLockerwillmountonyourselecteddrivewithRead-Onlyaccess.Ifyousaid‘NO’totheadministrativeuserquestion,youwillneedtoentertheportableLockerpassword,anduponverificationofyourpassword,yourportableLockerwillopeninSelfExplorerasaself-executableasRead-Only.   EncryptEmailAttachments EncryptEmailAttachmentsenablesyoutocreateencryptedZIPfileofyourconfidentialfiles.Youcanthenemailthemasattachmentsusinganyofyourregularemailclientsorwebmail.Togiveaccesstotheseencryptedemailattachments,simplysharetheuniquepasswordsforeachencryptedZIPfilewiththeintendeduser.   UsingMilitaryStandard256-bitAESon-the-flyencryptiontoprotectyourimportantfiles,FolderLockencryptsyourimportantdataandgivesyouacompletepeaceofmindwhenitcomestokeepingyourportablefilessafe.   Step1   TostartcreatingencryptedportableZipfilesinFolderLock,simplygotothe‘ProtectUSB/CD’andclickonthe‘EncryptEmailAttachment’option. OnceyouhaveclickedontheEncryptEmailAttachmentoption,youwillbepresentedwithawizardthatwillguideyouthroughtherestoftheprocess.ThewizardwillhaveawelcomescreenwhereyoucanclickontheNextbuttontocontinue.   Step2   AfteryouclickontheNextbutton,youwillbeaskedtoaddthefilesandfoldersyouwishtoencryptandemail.Tostartaddingfilesandfolderstoencryptforemail,clickonthe‘Add’buttononthetopmenu.TheAddbuttonincludesthe‘AddFile(s)’andthe‘AddFolder(s)’options.Selectyouroption,andchoseyourfilesandfoldersforencryption.Onceyouhaveselectedyourfilesandfolders,clickonthe‘Next’buttontocontinuetoStep3.   Step3   Afteryouhaveaddedyourselectedfilesandfolderstothelist,clickonthe‘Next’buttontocontinue.ThiswillbringyoutoascreenwhereyouwillberequestedentertheencryptedZipfile’snameintheZipNamefieldandthepathintheZipPathfield.Furtheron,youwillneedtoentertheZipfile’spassworddetailsintheSetPasswordandtheConfirmPasswordfieldsrespectively. Itisstronglyrecommendedtomakesurethatyoukeepapasswordthatishard-to-guess,buteasy-to-remember.YourencryptedZIPfilepasswordwillbeatleast6charactersshortanduptoamaximumof100characters.YoumayuseAlphanumericorspecialcharacterstosetyourpassword.   Apassword-strengthmeterwillshowyouthestrengthofyourpasswordandyouwillhavetheoptiontoenteryourpasswordusingtheVirtualKeyboardavailable.TheVirtualKeyboardallowsyoutoenteryourLockerPasswordwithoutthefearofyourpasswordbeinghackedintobyaKeystrokerecorderorKeyloggers.OnceyouhavesetandconfirmedyourLockerPassword,click‘Next’tocontinuetoStep3. Afteryouhaveenteredtherequireddetails,clickthe‘Next’buttontostarttheencryptionprocess.   Step4and5   TheEncryptEmailAttachmentprocesscompleteswiththecreationofanencryptedZIPfile.Oncetheprocesshasfinished,thewizardscreenwillshowyouZipName,ZipPathandZipSizeoftheencryptedZIPfile.   Clickonthe‘EmailNow’buttontoemailandshareyourencryptedZIPfileasanattachmentwithanyoneyoutrust.SimplysharethepasswordfortheencryptedZipfileforaccesstoitscontents. IfyouprefertoemailyourencryptedZIPfileatalatertime,justclickonthe‘Finish’buttontoproceedtothemainscreen.   Toencryptemailattachments,youcanaddmultiplefilesandfolderstoencryptforemail.Filescanalsobeofanyextension.Onceyourencryptedemailattachmentshavebeencreated,youcanemailthembyusinganyemailclientorwebmailofyourchoosing.   UserswhohavethepasswordfortheseencryptedZipfilesandwhowishtoaccessthemdonothavetoinstallFolderLockinordertodoso.EncryptEmailAttachmentsprovidesstrongdataprotectionandpeaceofmindalongwithflexibility,withoutrestrictingyouinpursuitofadependableportabledatasecuritysolution.   HowdoIedit,copy/move,ordeleteaportableLocker? IncomputerswhereFolderLockisnotinstalled,yourportableLocker(s)canbeeasilycopied,moved,anddeleteddirectlyfromWindows.However,ifyouhaveFolderLockinstalled,andyouwishtomakeanychangestoaportableLockerwithafilesizeof4GBandabove,youwillbecontrolledbytheexistingsecurityprotocolsoftheapplicationsetbyauseratthattime.Thismeansthatyouwillnolongerbeabletofreelycopy,move,ordeleteaportableLocker.   Todoso,youwillneedtorunFolderLock,andgototheEncryptFilesfeature.Oncethere,youwillneedtoopentheportableLockerbyclickingontheOpenLockerbuttononthetopmenu.OnceyouhavetheportableLockeropenedanddisplayedintheLockerlist,youcanthenmoveontoediting,copying,ormovingtheportableLocker.Toedit,simplyclickaclosedportableLockerintheLockerlistinEncryptFiles,andclickontheEditLockerbuttononthetopmenu,entertheportableLockerpasswordthatwillpopup,andclick‘OK’tocontinue.TherestoftheprocedureissameasitwasforLockerfiles. Verdict: BeitUSBdrivesorCDs,youneedtobeverysureineliminatingtheloopholesthatmayexist.JustbecauseyourUSBdriveisinyourpossession,doesnotmeanyouaresecureandfarfromanydanger.ThesolutionofsettingapasswordtoaUSBorCDdiskiswhatleadsyoutothefuture.Since,youarewellattachedtoyourUSBstoragedrive,itishardforyoutoskipsuchanoptionandmovetothecloud.Insuchcase,getyourdrivespasswordprotectedtoavoidanyoccurrenceofdatalosses. FreeDownload