How to put password to a pendrive

The pendrives are a great idea that have made our lives very easy. However, if we use it for important or confidential documents, its security also leaves a lot to be desired. Anyone who finds a USB stick can open it and see what's in it, as well as erase its contents. Is it possible to put some restriction on this? One of the easiest ways to do this is to protect it with a password. In .com we tell you how to put a password to a pendrive.

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Windows includes its own system to put password to devices like a pendrive, so you will not have to download any extra software. The program is Bitlocker, which encrypts the memory units that you indicate. To access it, go to Start and, in the search engine, type "Bitlocker" without quotes. Press Enter.

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Four results will appear within the Control Panel : BitLocker drive encryption, Manage BitLocker, Manage file encryption certificates and Protect the computer by encrypting the data on the disk. The one that interests us is "Manage Bitlocker", so double click on that option to access.

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In the next screen you will see all the units of your team, so that you can select the one that interests you to encrypt it. This encryption will make the units that you select can be seen and used only by authorized users, that is, users with a password. The last unit will appear under the heading "Encryption of BitLocker unit: BitLocker To Go" and it refers to removable units. Enter the pendrive if you have not already done so and click on "Activate BitLocker", next to the unit.

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The encryption process will begin, during which BitLocker will be installed on that USB drive . Be patient, because the process may take a few seconds, and do not remove the pendrive from the USB port while the installation is taking place. When finished, it will automatically take you to the next screen.

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The next screen is where you select which method you prefer to unlock the unit. Since you want to protect the pendrive with a password, check the Use a password to unlock the drive box. Next, type the password twice in the fields below and click Next.

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We're almost done. It only remains to make sure that you can access the unit even if you forget the password, something you can do through a recovery key. On the next screen, click on "Save the recovery key in a file". The browser will open: name the file (try not to be "key") and save it in a folder.

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You will return to the recovery key screen. As you have saved the file, click on the "Next" button, which will take you to the final screen. In it they will ask you if you are ready to start the encryption and they warn you that the process may take a few minutes. Click on "Start encryption" to start the process.

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Be patient. If you have many files on the pendrive, the process may take several minutes. When finished, click on the "Close" button. To check that everything has worked well, remove the USB and reconnect it: the system will ask for your password to access the contents of the pendrive.