Is there a free downloadable mac program to password protect my entire usb flash drive? I've already tried TrueCrypt and using a .dmg with Disk Utility.
posted by CarlyH
on Oct 30, 2012 -
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Does it make any difference what kind of hard drive I buy to put in an external USB 2.0 enclosure in terms of transfer speed?
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posted by GuyZero
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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Where can I get a pack of four or five 256/512 mb usb flash drives to be used as give-aways?
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posted by robobrent
on Apr 13, 2011 -
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Hello! I'm looking for a simple solution to turn my 64GB USB Thumb Drive into a portable MP3 player. Nothing fancy, simple display, controls, and small screen. I have Microsoft Sync in my new car, and a laptop that I travel with. Seems like it would be easy to keep all my mp3s on one thumb drive and take it with me rather than having multiple copies floating about on all devices. There used to be an old Lexar & I believe a Sandisk product that allowed for this. Anyone aware of anything more recent or that supports all 64GB? Thank you in advance.
PS. My USB drive is not one of those fancy encrypted ones, so it works in every device I've tried it in.
posted by hussmanne
on Jun 22, 2010 -
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How do I hook up an internal card reader with USB header connection, when I don't have a USB header connection on my motherboard?
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posted by Frasermoo
on Feb 8, 2010 -
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Dual-bay SATA Enclosures! Which ones let me copy from one drive to the other on a Mac?
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posted by sdis
on Nov 28, 2009 -
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Are there any hard drive enclosures for 3.5" form HDs that can be powered off a USB port alone? (ie, without additional AC plug)
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posted by chefscotticus
on Oct 17, 2009 -
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How do I set up a computer to automatically copy files to any flash drive when it is plugged into the USB port?
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posted by dcams
on Apr 29, 2009 -
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I have a portable usb hard drive that I use for keeping all my documents / backups on. Windows seems to love using this drive for everything, for example I am installing IE7 from windows update, and it is using the drive to hold all the temporary files during the install. Because of this the drive is always in use and I can never eject it.
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posted by Syntoad
on Feb 17, 2009 -
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I have an AirPort Extreme with a printer and two external hard drives connected via a USB hub. Quite frequently one or more of these USB devices won't appear in the AirPort Utility and I can't access them. Rebooting sometimes helps. Where does the problem lie?
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posted by krunk
on Jan 29, 2009 -
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So i partitioned my pocket 320gig USB drive and installed the lastest ubuntu. My intent was to use it like a live CD to virus scan windows XP worksations (to avoid imaging). Odd thing though, I can not access any data on this drive when running WinXP. in windows, it tells me that the drive isn't formatted. I checked the drive and see the Ubuntu partition, the original partition and a small 1gig partition I assume was created during the Ubuntu install. Grub loads when I restart the machine and boot from USB and Ubuntu runs fine.
Is my data irrevocably lost? I was thinking of deleting the MBR, but I figure that'd just make the drive useless. ideas?
posted by Davaal
on Jan 4, 2009 -
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How can I change the generic name "USB Mass Storage Device" in my Vista system tray "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog?
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posted by msbrauer
on Dec 30, 2008 -
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External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp.
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posted by jadepearl
on Jun 23, 2008 -
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What is the highest memory storage capacity for USB portable Flash drive in the market right now?
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posted by omaralarifi
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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My external hard-drive's on the fritz. What can I do to make sure I get all my data off it before it goes?
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posted by djgh
on Jun 3, 2008 -
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I have a Dell Inspiron 600m that has a weird problem: USB flash drives aren't detected at all, but other usb devices (i.e. external usb harddrives) work perfectly fine. Clean install of Windows with updated drivers does not fix this problem. My google-fu apparently isn't sophisticated enough to dig up a solution. Ideas?
posted by jytsai
on May 30, 2008 -
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I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys?
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posted by tmcw
on Mar 14, 2008 -
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I have a big external USB hard drive with three partitions for infrequently used files and backup. I was wondering what kind of file to make to have it automatically open a folder showing the drive when I power on the device and not ask me what I'd like to do with each of the other drives.
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posted by royalchinook
on Feb 21, 2008 -
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I need to find a way to keep all of my various bits of information handy in one application on my USB drive - things like notes, to-do lists, addresses and project information - and would be very grateful for any recommendations or help you can give me :) !
I'm happy to pay for the right software so paid or free options would both be great.
What I'm looking for is something that is...
- Self contained: must run on, or from, the USB stick and
not* require a webserver or apache to work (browser-based apps are fine if they meet this criteria)
- Easy to use
- Secure (a login would be ideal)
- Searchable
- Has checklists for my to-do items
- Has the ability to write freeform text for project info / notes
Do you know of a portable PIM or similar application that would fit the bill? A huge thank you in advance for taking the time to help me out :)!
* Web servers, wiki's and Wordpress (so many w's!) are out of the question sadly since my work computer is in serious IT lockdown and I can't even change the apache port.
posted by katala
on Jan 24, 2008 -
12 answers
Please recommend the sturdiest USB drive around. Assume that I am rougher on these things than Bigfoot.
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posted by portabella
on Nov 4, 2007 -
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Why can I use a usb drive interchangeably between my Mac and PC, but not an external drive?
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posted by horsemuth
on Jan 11, 2007 -
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How do I stop windows from automatically searching for media when a new drive is plugged in? (Minor annoyance.)
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posted by univac
on Nov 29, 2006 -
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Just received a 2gb usb drive as a gift -what do I put on it and what do I use it for - transferring shite between work and home is not a concern.
posted by philad
on Oct 7, 2006 -
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LinuxN00bFilter: Linux and/or dual boot from external USB HD (not pen/flash drive, but a real hard drive) -- how?
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posted by treepour
on Oct 1, 2006 -
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Hello, Hive Mind. I'm about to buy a Mac Mini for my space-cramped office. However, I want to be able to use my two old IDE drives. So, what kind of enclosure should I buy? Are they all essentially the same? Should I go for USB or Firewire?
posted by optimuscrime
on Jul 30, 2006 -
15 answers
So, I accidentally stuck my usb pen drive into my ethernet socket. Now it doesn't seem to be working, is it likely that the USB drive has damaged it?
posted by MrC
on Jul 12, 2006 -
11 answers
Where is the cheapest place to get about 1000, 256mb USB thumb drives imprinted (not just a sticker) with my company logo made?
posted by banished
on Apr 10, 2006 -
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Someone who shall remain nameless put my Sandisk Cruzer Mini USB drive through the washer. It's one of the groovy ones with rubberised slipcases, and it's still working. What are these things made of? Will it rust?
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posted by Happy Dave
on Jan 16, 2006 -
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So I just got a 512MB USB key drive as an early christmas present, and I'm looking for interesting things to put on it (other than, you know, files). I know about
Portable Firefox and
Portable Thunderbird, but is there anything else I should check out?
posted by kaefer
on Dec 24, 2004 -
11 answers
External USB Hard Drive FAT32 corruption via Mac OS 9! Help me Obi-Wan Kenobe! (More inside)
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posted by loquacious
on Dec 21, 2004 -
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(Lost Data FIlter)
I attempted to partition my Maxtor 60 GB HDD earlier, while I had a 40 gb Maxtor external USB 2 drive plugged in. What I'm afraid happened is that when the computer rebooted, the drive letters change and Partition Magic 8 was going to work on the external drive.
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posted by Evstar
on Nov 17, 2004 -
6 answers
Can a USB flash drive be used as your Windows swap space? What are the positive aspects of a design such as this?
posted by Keyser Soze
on Sep 7, 2004 -
18 answers
Large external drive on ancient laptop: I've got a 160 gig USB drive I'm trying to access from a laptop running Windows ME.
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posted by muckster
on Mar 2, 2004 -
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