Any similar programs to USBCrypt?

dothackjhe · 26 May 2011

Are there any good alternative for this particular software that password-protects our USB flashdrives?

JDobbsy1987 · 26 May 2011

Hi,

You could take a look at using Truecrypt
TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X and Linux

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

profdlp · 26 May 2011

JDobbsy1987 said:

..You could take a look at using Truecrypt...

I've used that one myself and it is good.

One drawback of any of them is that you'll need Administrator privileges to get at your stuff on a different computer.

dothackjhe · 26 May 2011

profdlp said:

JDobbsy1987 said:

..You could take a look at using Truecrypt...

I've used that one myself and it is good.

One drawback of any of them is that you'll need Administrator privileges to get at your stuff on a different computer.

Did you mean that on Windows 7 only or even on Windows 7's predecessors?

dothackjhe · 26 May 2011

JDobbsy1987 said:

Hi,

You could take a look at using Truecrypt
TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X and Linux

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed.

dothackjhe · 26 May 2011

So, to those who've tried both USBCrypt and Truecrypt, which is generally better in your opinion aside from having one as freeware from the other?

yzcderf · 26 May 2011

Truecrypt +1

profdlp · 26 May 2011

profdlp said:

...One drawback of any of them is that you'll need Administrator privileges to get at your stuff on a different computer.

dothackjhe said:

Did you mean that on Windows 7 only or even on Windows 7's predecessors?

I'm pretty sure that goes clear back to (at least) WinXP.

dothackjhe · 26 May 2011

Thanks for the info everyone, I guess I'll stick with TrueCrypt. :)