Create a Hidden Partition on USB Flash Drive which stays even after formatting

I have a lot of important files which I carry on my USB Flash Drive.I don't want other people to see those files if I give them my USB Flash Drive.So I started zipping the important files with a password.Some inquisitive friends wanted to know what was inside those password protected zipped files.These files simply drew attention to themselves.So I decided not to use the password protected zipped files to store important data.

I searched the internet for some ideas.These ideas involved using  tools like Rohos Mini or Truecrypt.These tools create a file container of desired size which can then be mounted using a password.This method is not perfect.
When I started using this method, a friend of mine who borrowed my USB Drive, deleted the file container and proudly came and told me that he had disinfected my USB Drive.Another friend accidentally formatted my USB Drive.
I was annoyed and I wasted some time recovering the lost data.The recovery process will not work if the USB Drive is filled to its full capacity.So using an encrypted or password protected file container is not the ideal solution.

In this instructable I will show how you can create a hidden partition on your USB Drive.The advantage of this method is that the Hidden Partition stays on the USB Drive even after formatting your USB Drive.

Step 1 Download Fbinst

Backup all the data on your USB Flash Drive
Download Fbinst Tool .Read more about Fbinst
Extract the downloaded archive.
Execute FbinstTool.exe.You will get a User Account Control Dialog Box.Click Yes.
Change the language of the user interface to English

Comments

[sa4]

It took me forever just to figure out how to do the opposite and restore full use and even now i still don't have full use of the memory capacity

BE WARNED!

[122boy]

will my other files be ok

[angellicktrooper]

that is to mutch work to be honest just reformat the drive to a linux type partition like ext3 or unix partition
almost nobody will be able to use it since most people use windows on this planet or the person trying to enter it is just to stupid and if you want to enter the drive on a windows machine just leave a small ntfs partition like 50 mb or so and trow a ext2/3 windows driver on it so ya can use it

fun fact ive been using this technique for years