Encryption

BitLocker To Go is a very useful feature that can help protect the data on your flash drive if it should be lost or stolen. Though it can be very helpful, it isn’t a perfect feature and it may not appeal to all users. If you’ve encrypted your flash drive and given BitLocker To Go a fair trial and you decide to return the flash drive to its normal state, you’ll need to decrypt the drive. This tutorial will walk you through the process.

Now that you’ve taken the time to protect your data using BitLocker To Go, you’ll need to understand your options for managing the device. Basic usage includes nothing more than entering your password, but you’ll need to know more for special circumstances. Perhaps you’ll wish to change your password, add a smart card as a second unlocking method or reprint your recovery key to ensure you can unlock your drive no matter what happens. Whatever your reasons, BitLocker provides a simple menu for managing your drive that make the job simple. This tutorial will show how to access this menu and what you can do with each menu item.

You’ve encrypted your flash drive using BitLocker To Go so your data is safe from prying eyes. To anyone without your password, your files will be jarbled beyond comprehension. Unfortunately, if you lose your password, you’re data will remain just as indecipherable to you too. Luckily, if you have the recovery key that you saved during the initial BitLocker configuration, you’ll have no trouble unlocking the drive and rescuing your data. Once the drive is unlocked, you can change your password to avoid this issue in the future. This tutorial will explain everything you need to know to work with your drive after losing your password.

Protecting the data on your flash drive using BitLocker drive encryption is a smart move to ensure that your personal information is not available to anyone who gets their hands on your drive. While it does take a while to encrypt the data, after the initial setup, you will have no trouble using your encrypted drive. By entering the password you configured, you can unlock it for regular use in a matter of seconds. When using your drive on a Windows 7 machine, you will have full access to view, copy and edit your data. You can also use your drive on a Windows Vista or Windows XP machine, though you will not be able to save alterations to the flash drive. Read on to learn everything you’ll need to know to work with your encrypted drive.

Memory sticks, also known as flash drives, are extremely convenient when it comes to transporting data. Their tiny size allows you to carry them unnoticed in a pocket or on a key ring, but their storage capacity allows you to store anything including videos, documents, applications and even operating systems. Unfortunately, the small size that makes them so useful also makes them easy to lose, which can put any sensitive information you have stored on the device at risk. To protect your data, and yourself, you can utilize BitLocker To Go, a feature of Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions that encrypts your data to prevent unauthorized viewing. Without your password, smart card or recovery key, your data will be indecipherable to anyone who finds your drive. This tutorial will show how it works.