External HD security

fuchtherezer · 03-10-2006, 11:30 AM

Hey guys. I recently bought a new external hard drive from the great people of Western digital, usually I dont go for external but I felt like I needed something quick and easy to carry around with large storage capacity. So Im pretty happy with my purchase, but onw thing I noticed was that I cane set up the access rights so that I am the only user on the computer that can use it. btw I have tried to right click > properties > security, but that doesnt do it for me.

Oldnewbie · 03-12-2006, 12:34 PM

Don't think WD do anything special to secure your data. You could encrypt it using a software product. Look for these products in Google or similar (data security encrypt)

crazijoe · 03-12-2006, 12:54 PM

How is the drive formatted?

fuchtherezer · 03-13-2006, 02:24 AM

Its Fat32

crazijoe · 03-13-2006, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuchtherezer

Its Fat32

Thus the reason why there are no security features.
You will need to format the drive in NTFS to enable security.

03-10-2006, 11:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
fuchtherezer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14 OS: WinXP	External HD security Hey guys. I recently bought a new external hard drive from the great people of Western digital, usually I dont go for external but I felt like I needed something quick and easy to carry around with large storage capacity. So Im pretty happy with my purchase, but onw thing I noticed was that I cane set up the access rights so that I am the only user on the computer that can use it. btw I have tried to right click > properties > security, but that doesnt do it for me. __________________ I like beans.

03-12-2006, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Oldnewbie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Droitwich Spa in UK Posts: 9 OS: WinXP Pro SP2	Don't think WD do anything special to secure your data. You could encrypt it using a software product. Look for these products in Google or similar (data security encrypt) __________________ Antec Sonata with Antec TruePower 550W :: IC7-MAX3 V1.0 (BIOS 18) :: P4 3.0E @ 3.0Ghz :: 2x512MB Corsair TwinX PC3200 :: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro :: 2 x160GB Maxtor DiamondMax sata raid 0 onchip :: 2 x160GB Maxtor DiamondMax sata raid 0 onboard :: 80GB WD External USB Drive :: MSI StarSpeed 16X DVD ROM :: Lite-on 832S DVD R/W :: Win XP Pro SP2

03-12-2006, 12:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
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03-13-2006, 02:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
fuchtherezer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14 OS: WinXP	Its Fat32 __________________ I like beans.