9 January 2020Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager
Summary In these recent years, USB flash drive is so convenient that it has been around our life. When saving confidential or private data in a USB, we should take security as priority. If we lock the USB, we won’t be worried about data leakage, even the drive is lost. So, do you know how to encrypt a USB flash drive?
The ways to encrypt a USB flash drive are divided into three types:
1. Pseudo-encryption: This way should not be part of USB encryption. The encryption way can be cracked easily by crackers, not safe at all.
2. Hardware encryption: USB can be encrypted and decrypted through the hardware which can realize the real-time encryption. It is the safest encryption way. The hardware encrypted USB flash drive is on sale.
3. Software encryption: USB is encrypted by the software. Generally, the AES algorithm is adopted in such software, which can speed up and smooth the encryption/decryption process as well as enhance security.
Next, we will tell you how to encrypt a USB flash drive with Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector.
Unlike the other pieces of encryption software, they can not only encrypt USB flash drives but also encrypt disks and files. Moreover, they are easy to use, clear and safe.
Part 2: How to Encrypt USB Flash Drive with Renee SecureSilo
Renee SecureSilo is the software that encrypts, hides files and protects USB flash drives. With adoption of virtual disks and AES256, it is hardly cracked down by the current decryption programs. That can greatly reduce the risk of data leakage and protect individual privacy well.
Since it encrypts files at partition level, you can modify your encrypted files without decompression and quickly save/add files. In addition, data will not be indexed or compressed again, which can greatly reduce the processing time compared with file encryption compression.
Renee SecureSilo – Encrypt Confidential Data
Encrypt files in seconds Encrypt files with virtual encrypted disk and whole process can be finished in 1 second.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
How to encrypt a USB flash drive with Renee SecureSilo:
1. Download and install Renee SecureSilo. Set a login password.
2. Click [Create Silo] to create a virtual disk where you can place and lock your files.
3. Set a password for the virtual disk. The password strength is visible.
4. Select a size for the disk.
5. Place the target files into the created disk.
6. Click [Close Silo] to lock the disk.
7. Next time, enter the password to open again.
Part 3: How to Encrypt USB Flash Drive with Renee File Protector
Renee File Protector is the multifunctional encryption software that protects USB flash drives and local files, encrypts, hides and locks disks and files. Unlike Renee SecureSilo protecting files within the encrypted virtual disks, Renee File Protector directly encrypts and locks the local files or USB flash drives.
Renee File Protector - Overall Protection to Your Data
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
Compression transfer Support to compress and encrypt any files to secure the file transfer security.
Advanced self protection Provide self
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
Install and register an account for Renee File Protector. Then, set a login password (long password is allowed to set in the full version).
1. Encrypt Files
a. Select a folder or the plugged USB flash drive as the encryption target. Then, select to encrypt to .gfl or.exe.
b. Select a location for the file.
c. Set a password for the file. Then, wait for processing the file. The process depends on the file size.
d. The .gfl file should be unlocked by Renee File Protector while the .exe file can be opened if you enter the correct password.
After encrypting the file, we can continue using Renee File Protector to lock. With the double guarantee, the file will be free from privacy leakage.
2. Lock Files
a. Select the target to lock, such as files, folders or even a disk. In this case, we will talk about how to lock a USB flash drive.
b. The file status can be checked on the interface. Then, enter the password to unlock the file from the USB flash drive.
c. After viewing the file, remember to lock again.
Note: In this software, you can set it to automatically send alarm notifications to your email and stop itself if you enter the wrong passwords more than 5 times.
Part 4: How to Use Windows BitLocker
BitLocker is an encryption program built in Windows. It can protect the data stored in Windows OS from being stolen and lost.
1. Search [manage bitlocker] in the search box on the task bar and then select [Manage BitLocker] from the results.
2. Find the target USB flash drive and click [Turn BitLocker on].
3. Next, set a password to lock the drive.
4. Back up the recovery key used to unlock BitLocker if you forget the password.
5. After that, go to [This PC]. Right click at the USB drive and select [Turn BitLocker on] to encrypt.
6. Select [Start encrypting] to encrypt the USB flash drive.
Limit: BitLocker can only run under Windows OS and encrypt the whole disks. In fact, we can try to use the safe but easy-to-use software to lock our files. Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector is suggested very much.
