write-protect switch thumb drive

[Deetech]

I am thinking of getting a thumb drive with a write-protect switch to put a few tools on the have to carry around. I hate it when the AV takes tools off my thumb drive. Do you guys have any brand suggestions or any other solutions?

I was thinking something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Kanguru-Solu...rd_wg=LSjpt&psc=1&refRID=9K3SY195E0M8GVRNHKM5

 

[jmitservices]

I don't think you've got that much choice if you are after a thumb drive with write protect.

When I was using memory sticks in the workshop I used a small SD to USB and used the write protect switch on the SD card. Probably too big to put on your keys tho!

 

[allanc]

I am thinking of getting a thumb drive with a write-protect switch to put a few tools on the have to carry around. I hate it when the AV takes tools off my thumb drive. Do you guys have any brand suggestions or any other solutions?

I was thinking something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Kanguru-Solu...rd_wg=LSjpt&psc=1&refRID=9K3SY195E0M8GVRNHKM5

I use the Kanguru brand and am very satisfied.

 

[NYJimbo]

I only use Kanguru FlashBlu series drives for my personal stuff.

 

[frase]

I just use Bitlocker to encrypt USB thumb drives - this way it just asks for a password when I use it.

 

[fencepost]

Kanguru is supposed to be very good, but they're pricey. I have a list of them but looking at it I hadn't realized just how outdated it was.

I'll have to check which one I have right now, will edit this later in the evening.

 

[cypress]

I have a Kangaru drive that I put all my tools on, really like it.

 

[Tech Savvy]

It's a lot easier if you get one with a switch, but if you want you can make any drive read-only. External too (so you'll have larger, cheaper storage than a flash drive). Here's a link to show you how to do it with DISKPART command line in windows.

http://superuser.com/questions/2367...ternal-storage-read-only-and-revert-to-normal


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[fencepost]

What I have is the Netac U335, and it's worked fine. I'm also at some point planning on getting one of the external drive enclosures that can pretend to be a CD drive to boot from random ISOs.

 

[JoeTech]

It's a lot easier if you get one with a switch, but if you want you can make any drive read-only. External too (so you'll have larger, cheaper storage than a flash drive). Here's a link to show you how to do it with DISKPART command line in windows.

http://superuser.com/questions/2367...ternal-storage-read-only-and-revert-to-normal


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I used this to article to do it, but at the step 3 where it says to type att vol set readonly. I get the error that the operation is not supported on removable devices. I found out that you have to type ATTRIBUTES DISK SET READONLY instead to get it to work with flash drives and then if you want to disable it type ATTRIBUTES DISK CLEAR READONLY.

Going to try it out this way before buying a hardware switch usb drive.

 

[jmitservices]

Sounds like a bit of a pain having to do that every time you plug in your memory stick.

 

[JoeTech]

You don't have to set it every time you plug in your memory stick, only when you want to actually update something on it.

 

[jmitservices]

From what I read it sounded like you had to mount the memory stick on every computer.

 

[JoeTech]

Your right I thought it was working on another computer but I guess it is not now so that is too much of a pain to do it that way.

 

[TurricanII]

I would have used a 100Mb Truecrypt volume file on the USB containing my tools, along with Truecrypt binaries, and a command line/batch file on the USB to quickly mount it read only. It might still be possible with the successor https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

You still need to disable the antivirus because although it may not be able to delete them it will probably prevent execution. For that reason I just disable the AV first and run tools from the Internet.

Perhaps take a CD and/or USB CD drive?! You can also get SD casrds with write protect tabs. A lot of computers have SD slots and there are USB SD card adaptors too.

 

[Tech Savvy]

Your right I thought it was working on another computer but I guess it is not now so that is too much of a pain to do it that way.

I have to check this, I was under the impression that it was read only for wherever you mount it from there on out. Similar to the bootable flag stays with the hard drive, and is independent of the machine it's mounted to.

It wouldn't make sense that one flag is local to the machine and another flag is global to any machine.


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[Briggsy]

For what those Kunguru flash drives cosy, you could get a Zalman or IODD unit that will allow you to have a set of portable tools that you can write protect, plus the option to boot ISO's, have Windows-To-Go facilities, etc.

I have an IODD device - and it's the best tool I ever bought. Saves carrying CDs and USB flash drives around.

 

[allanc]

For what those Kunguru flash drives cosy, you could get a Zalman or IODD unit that will allow you to have a set of portable tools that you can write protect, plus the option to boot ISO's, have Windows-To-Go facilities, etc.

I have an IODD device - and it's the best tool I ever bought. Saves carrying CDs and USB flash drives around.

I have a Zalman in addition to the Kangru SS3.
I agree that the Zalman is more flexible.
However in my case:
1. The touchscreen is really flaky (known problem).
2. Some systems will not boot from it. I think that in some cases you (I) need a 'y' splitter for the USB power which I do not have yet.

 

[Briggsy]

I have a Zalman in addition to the Kangru SS3.
I agree that the Zalman is more flexible.
However in my case:
1. The touchscreen is really flaky (known problem).
2. Some systems will not boot from it. I think that in some cases you (I) need a 'y' splitter for the USB power which I do not have yet.

I went for the IODD over the Zalmans because the Zalmans were getting bad reviews for the screen and also have a reputation for buttons/dials breaking.

My IODD is great - the only issue is that it took a while to figure out because the instructions are poor. It's a Chinese company - and they've literally done a Chinese to English translation which doesn't make much sense - rather than having them properly translated and checked by a professional translation company. Pigeon English and technology that requires a bit of working out don't mix too well.

 

[allanc]

I went for the IODD over the Zalmans because the Zalmans were getting bad reviews for the screen and also have a reputation for buttons/dials breaking.

My IODD is great - the only issue is that it took a while to figure out because the instructions are poor. It's a Chinese company - and they've literally done a Chinese to English translation which doesn't make much sense - rather than having them properly translated and checked by a professional translation company. Pigeon English and technology that requires a bit of working out don't mix too well.

Good to know in case this Zalman breaks.
I used to own a different model with the dial which broke.