Here, we need to find our partition so we dont erase all of our drives accidentally: sudo fdisk -l To install it, we need to change directory to the dislocker folder: cd dislockerĭepending on your operating system, you'll need to choose one ofįor Debian-like distos based on Debian Jessie or Ubuntu 14.04 or older: aptitude install gcc cmake make libfuse-dev libpolarssl-dev ruby-devįor Debian-like distos based on Debian Stretch or Ubuntu 16.04 or later: aptitude install gcc cmake make libfuse-dev libmbedtls-dev ruby-dev You'll want to install some needed packages: sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev Then, download and then extract Dislocker. You may need to sudo add-apt-repository universeįirst, we make two folders, /media/bitlocker and /media/mount: sudo mkdir /media/bitlocker /media/mount It can be installed using sudo apt install dislocker Once authenticated, you will be see the special read-only interface where you can extract files off the encrypted USB flash drive.Since Ubuntu 18.04, Dislocker is available in the Ubuntu Universe packages. When you click on the drive it will ask you for the password. When you plug your USB flash drive into a different computer it will still show up in Computer but the drive will have a different icon. Using BitLocker encrypted USB flash drive on another computer
When encryption is completed your drive is now protected.
It is a good idea to backup your recovery key so that you can always retrieve data in the event you forget your password.Ĭlick Next to continue and then click Start Encrypting.Įncryption will now start. Depending on the size of your USB flash drive it can take a while. Next, pick how you want to protect the drive. Set a password or use a smart card if your device has a smart card reader. To get started you will need to plug in your USB flash drive and open Computer so you can view all your drives. Then, right click on your drive and select Turn on BitLocker. Not only will your data always be protected but it is possible to access your data on Windows XP and Vista through a read-only interface that is installed during the initial encryption. Now you are able to get your data anywhere, not just on your Windows 7 computer. Since then BitLocker has evolved and improved into a great software based full disk encryption solution. New for Windows 7 is support for removable disks. Using BitLocker on a removable USB flash drive provides a great way to protect your data in the event the drive was lost or stolen. BitLocker was Microsofts first move into full disk encryption with support included in Windows Vista.
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