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    Hdd Password

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by andrewm1, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. andrewm1

    andrewm1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi is there any way that i can set a password on my external hdd apart from using bitlocker as it comes back as disc errors on the drive ??
     
    andrewm1, Feb 22, 2012
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    MAA83 Notebook Evangelist

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    you can give truecrypt a try.
     
    MAA83, Feb 22, 2012
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    thanks will give it a go
     
    andrewm1, Feb 22, 2012
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