Biden PC's Small Business IT Blog

As a computer networking professional, I keep lots of private data on my USB Flash Drive and I can't have it falling into the wrong hands. I have been looking for a good, quick program that I can use from my jump drive, doesn't require admin rights on other PCs and is secure.

Just the other day I found FolderLock. It is exactly what was looking for. You have different options on how to use it. You can hide, scramble or encrypt folders. Even the encrypt option, which they say is a little slow, is MUCH faster than the other programs that I found. It is compatible with Windows Vista, Server 2003, XP, 2000, NT, Me, 98, and 98SE and works on all kinds of disk types like FAT16, FAT32, NTFS.

FolderLockhas the ability to use it in free version. It has a short waiting period of approximately 5 seconds before you can enter your password to view your files but this is certainly acceptable. If you do decide to purchase it, the cost is only $35 and you get the advantage of additional options that include Stealth Mode, Hacker Attempt Monitoring, Shred files, AutoLock, Auto Shutdown PC, Lock your PC, Erase PC tracks, 256-bit Blowfish Encryption and Context Menu in Explorer.

Always keep your personal or business data safe.

Tim