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[Closed] What utility to encrypt a USB HD that needs to be portable

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And I cant use Bitlocker or necessarily use it on a PC that I have admin rights to so I need something stand alone.


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 2:49 pm
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[url= https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm ]TrueCrypt has been discontinued, but it's still the best IMHO[/url]
Read the page (above) for reasons why


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 7:08 pm
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I'd have said TrueCrypt also.

I didn't know Steve Gibson had picked up the cause. I applaud his actions, but the Web's most melodramatic genius makes me itch.


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 7:40 pm
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If you only need to encrypt individual files or folders you can try Gpg4win:

http://www.gpg4win.org/features.html


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 7:43 pm
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Thanks Guys!


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 8:57 pm
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If someone else is paying Lenovo do a hardware encrypted one that has a keypad on the top.


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 9:07 pm
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Try Veracrypt https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/ It's based on TrueCrypt after the demise of TrueCrypt


 
Posted : 07/07/2015 10:01 pm