How to Use an Encrypted USB Device

When you insert an encrypted USB storage device into a Windows machine, you will be automatically prompted for the password:

If you input the password correctly you will then have access to the drive:

• Windows 7 users will have full permissions (read and write)
• Windows Vista/XP users will have limited permissions (read only)
• The Mac operating system will not be able to access any device encrypted on Windows 7

Note: if you tick 'Automatically unlock on this computer from now on' on both your work and home machine, then your account won’t be prompted for the password on those machines again. However you will always get a password prompted on new machines, or if a different user tries to access that device.