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Carry it Easy™ – User Manual
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Changing the security settings can take a few minutes depending on how many files
are saved on the USB Drive. You will see a progress bar that indicates what the
current status is.
After every change you will receive a message indicating if your security settings
change was successful, or if errors have occurred. Warning! The process of
changing the security settings should never be interrupted; otherwise a
permanent loss of data will be the result.
If you have forgotten your password, you only have the possibility to select the
change “Security Settings” option in the login window. You then only can select the
“Reset password, delete all data” option. Warning! For privacy reasons the USB
drive will then be reformatted, resulting in a total loss of data. Now the USB
Drive is without password protection and can again be used normally.
Your password is case
sensitive. When you
have entered a wrong
password multiple times,
you might be asked to
unplug you USB Drive
and try it again.
Attention! When you are changing your security settings you need to have all
windows and applications (except Carry it Easy) closed that are accessing the data
on the USB Drive. If a window is still displaying the content of your USB Drive or of
an application is still accessing the Device you will receive a warning window asking
you to close it.
5.1.2. Software encryption based password protection
(for most portable storage devices)
If your Device doesn’t support hardware based password protection then Carry it
Easy automatically selects the encryption based password protection.