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Convert an old memory stick into a databank with government-grade encyption

Convert an old memory stick into a databank with government-grade encyption

Got an old memory stick? Got valuable files you need to protect? Find out how to protect your files better than a simple passworded RAR archive; because in this modern age, anyone with a good PC can decrypt it in under a day.

I'm using a 32MB Memory Pro Duo card from my PSP, so in case I need to, I can also destroy it physically.

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Step 1Preparations

First thing we will need to do is format our storage medium. Choose FAT or FAT32; keep all settings at default otherwise and DO NOT do quick format.

After that, you will need to download TrueCrypt from truecrypt.org. Install it, and reboot your PC (this is mandatory)

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16 comments

Mar 18, 2010. 12:08 AMXOIIO says:

Just use a cruzer

Apr 18, 2010. 2:18 PMXOIIO says:

It is damn near impossible to get into a cruzer if you don't know the password, without it you can't acces the files at all.

Mar 6, 2012. 5:05 PMGASSYPOOTS says:

i cant load mine its takin a while...

Apr 18, 2010. 5:41 PMLinkiboy (author) says:

yeah this is like the feature on cruzers but it can be applied to any type of memory

Apr 18, 2010. 12:14 PMjunits15 says:

what does that do? true crypt has VERY a secure encryption method, im still confused, does a cruzer have an advantage over say a PNY?

Apr 23, 2009. 11:50 AMkujo911 says:

How did you acess the contanier?

Apr 18, 2010. 12:15 PMjunits15 says:

you run true crypt an mount the file, it then unlockes it and allows you to see it as a hard drive in my computer

May 12, 2009. 4:02 PMwizerd 745 says:

I can't access mine either...

Jan 1, 2009. 8:17 PMDemeGeek says:

you said "you have files you have files" twice at the beginning

Nov 22, 2008. 5:17 AMzimmemic25 says:

if it would be government-grade i'd never think about using this. truecrypt is much better than anything the goverment invented. sure, they use it, but it wasnt developed by goverment

Oct 20, 2008. 8:37 PM

berky93 says:

so this basically makes a hidden volume out of a file? cool...I think

Oct 21, 2008. 12:04 PMLinkiboy (author) says:

You can make two volumes with two different passwords in a single file

Oct 21, 2008. 1:47 PM

berky93 says:

yeah thats what a hidden volume does right?

Oct 20, 2008. 9:40 PM

berky93 says:

hey thanks for sharing this! I've been reading into encryption and stuff like this, and this seems like a great program, especially for free! and the fact that it has built in support for installation on flash drives makes it ideal for me! (I am never without my flash drive, and this is one of those things I really want to have with me)

Oct 20, 2008. 8:34 PMpyelitegamerro76 says:

wait so how do you access the hidden volume?