How To Protect Your USB Pendrive With Password

#1 Method To Protect USB Pendrive With Password Using BitLock

Step 1. First of all, insert USB Pendrive into your computer.Now right click on the drive and select Turn on BitLocker.

Protect USB Pendrive With Password

Step 2. Now click on Use password to protect the drive. Now enter the password you want to set in both the password fields.

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Step 3. Now click on next and next and print or save the key for future reference.

Protect USB Pendrive With Password

Step 4. Now encryption process will start and your drive will get secured with the password that you have set.

Protect USB Pendrive With Password

Also Read: How To Fix USB/Pendrive Empty Problem Even The Drive Is Full

#2 Method To Protect USB Pendrive With Password Using Wondershare

Step 1. First of all download and install Wondershare USB Drive Encryption from here.

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Step 2. Now open the software and insert the pen drive into your computer. Now select your drive in the program and select the amount as complete to fully secure your drive. Now click on install button.

Protect USB Pendrive With Password

Step 3. Now enter the username and password that you want to set for your USB Pendrive.

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After this, click on Ok and that’s it ! You are done with protecting your USB Pendrive with username and password.

Also Read: How To Create A Bootable USB/Pendrive Of Windows 7, 8 & 10

#3 Method: Using DiskCrytor

DiskCryptor is an open encryption solution that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. The fact of openness goes in sharp contrast with the current situation, where most of the software with comparable functionality is completely proprietary, which makes it unacceptable to use for protection of confidential data.
Step 1. You need to open DiskCryptor after installing and then click on the USB drive and from the interface you need to click on “Encrypt”

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Step 2. A popup window will open and ask you to select the encryption process. Let it be what it didn’t alter any change unless you have something special in your mind. Then simply click “Next”

Protect USB Pendrive With Password Using Wondershare

Step 3. On the next windows, you need to enter and confirm the password. Make sure! You put a strong password there and then click on OK to start the encryption.

Protect USB Pendrive With Password Using Wondershare

Step 4. After the encryption process completes, click on the USB drive and then click on “Mount”