U3 isnt for me - how can I encrypt for macs & pcs?

[JohnnyScience]

Ok from what I can tell, the U3 program that comes on my Sandisk Cruzer flash drive is not going to work for what I want.

I think its nice how you can have certain programs open.

But I need access to this drive not only on pcs, but also Macs at school.

And the U3 isnt compatible with macs.

I'd really like the flash drive set up just like a normal HDD where I can easily drag & drop files off & on it & easily access it via My Computer etc.

But I also want it encrypted on both pcs & macs.

So is there any password encryption that I can put on here instead of U3 that will work on both platforms?

 

[surfasb]

Try TrueCrypt. Crossplatform and free.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Try TrueCrypt. Crossplatform and free.

Sounds perfect.

I assume I will have to format my flash drive? (it currently contains the U3 software & about 8g worth of my media data)

I've also had an issue with U3 software in not being able to access my files.

Will this TrueCrypt just make the flash drive basically an easy to use drag & drop HDD?

 

[patio]

The drive itself after formatting and setting up properly will be a drag and drop functional drive...I'd suggest a Win and Mac folder to keep things tidy...
All TrueCrypt will do is give you encryption abilities...not add any functionality to the drive itself.

The 1st thing i do when i get a U3 drive is format it and dump U3...

 

[JohnnyScience]

The drive itself after formatting and setting up properly will be a drag and drop functional drive...I'd suggest a Win and Mac folder to keep things tidy...
All TrueCrypt will do is give you encryption abilities...not add any functionality to the drive itself.

The 1st thing i do when i get a U3 drive is format it and dump U3...

Ok & where do I go to format the flash drive, I forgot?

 

[patio]

Disk Management...
In Win7.....Start Menu...right clik My Computer and select Manage...then Disk Management.

 

[garysgold]

Or right click the drive in Explorer and click format.

 

[surfasb]

+1 Why make it harder than it needs to be.

 

[patio]

Only because if he was having issues with drag and drop it may be an Explorer issue...

However...carry on...

 

[JohnnyScience]

Disk Management...
In Win7.....Start Menu...right clik My Computer and select Manage...then Disk Management.

Ok I formated the drive, but for some reason U3 systems is still showing up under the K: drive & also under CD-ROM2?

Any idea why?

And Ive already done a restart....

And why arent I showing a full 16gb on my flash drive?

 

[JohnnyScience]

Also I formatted to NTFS to keep it a little more cross platform friendly (Ubuntu & Mac) Thats what all of my HDD's are formatted to.

Is there any benefit to a flash drive to keeping it a Fat32?

 

[JohnnyScience]

After a format there is still a system folder with apps & files in it?

How is that possible?

 

[surfasb]

What kind of apps?

 

[JohnnyScience]

What kind of apps?

System>apps>0DE4F643-C398-46ec-9339-2362F2311932 (there are 4 files like this)>Data & Exec - but oddly enough those were all empty, so I just deleted the main System file.

But what about the U3 system still showing up on a CD Drive K: after a format & a restart? (cruzer is still plugged in, so it must be associating it some how?)

 

[JohnnyScience]

Man this U3 is hard to get rid of. Some how it reloaded itself?

I unplugged the drive & it disappeared off the cdrom drive also, but when I plugged it back in the U3 password prompt opens up & my old password still allows me access into the orignal JScience M: drive but with no data or apps?

It should have been wiped clean during the format?

And yet its still now only showing 14.8g free?

And why is it showing an unallocated space of 380mb on the other picture I uploaded on the 1st page?

 

[JohnnyScience]

Anyone?

I cant get rid of this U3 even after a full format (I unclicked "quick format" so I assumed it was giving it a full one then)

 

[pparks1]

There is a u3 launchpad uninstaller I believe. Check their website.

As for keeping Fat32...it depends upon what devices you might connect to. I know for example that my stereo in my car takes USB connections and can xfer MP3's over to the hard drive...but I think it has to be FAT or FAT32 to read it.

 

[JohnnyScience]

There is a u3 launchpad uninstaller I believe. Check their website.

As for keeping Fat32...it depends upon what devices you might connect to. I know for example that my stereo in my car takes USB connections and can xfer MP3's over to the hard drive...but I think it has to be FAT or FAT32 to read it.

Download U3 Launchpad Removal Tool 1.0.3.10 - Enables you to uninstall your U3's Launchpad, turning it into a traditional flashdrive - Softpedia

I guess I'll just try that software?

And yeah no need for usb hook up in car, so I guess I'll leave it NTFS to keep it cross platform.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Ok well that U3 remover didnt work, I kept getting this error message:

 

[ickymay]

Anyone?

I cant get rid of this U3 even after a full format (I unclicked "quick format" so I assumed it was giving it a full one then)

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