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Nowadays, storing files on USB flash drives is a very common way to save data. For the convenience of work, it is inevitable to store some important files in USB flash drive, how to prevent them from being formatted mistakenly and causing unimaginable damage? In this post, i will guide you on how to prevent files on USB drives be formatted .
Step 1: On the USB drive with important files，right-click and select the "Properties" option.
Step 2: In the pop-up "Properties" window, click "Security", then click "Edit" to change the USB drive permissions.
Step 3: Under the option Permissions for Everyone, check the permissions for the USB flash drive: "Read & execute", "list folder contents", and "Read". Then click "OK" to confirm to return to the Security tab, and click "OK" again in the Security tab to complete the settings.
Step 1: Press "windows + R" and type gpedit.msc in the Run box to open the "Local Group Policy Editor" window. Under the "Computer Configuration" tab, click to expand the "Windows Setting" folder, and then double click on "Security Setting".
Step 2: Find the "security options" folder in the "local policies" tab, and click on it to open, then click on the " Devices: Allow to format and eject removable medias" option.
Step 3: Select "Administrators" in the option box of "local security setting" and click "OK" to confirm.
The two methods described above are easy to set up, however, these permissions can easily be modified. If you want to make sure these files on usb drive are safe and not easily formatted. We suggest you to use professional USB flash drive encryption software- iSunshare SafeUSB Genius to lock files on usb drive to prevent them from being formatted would be a better way.
Step 1: Download and install iSunshare SafeUSB Genius, it will automatically recognize your USB flash drive after inserting it. Click the "Encrypt" button, enter the password and re-enter the password, and click "Encrypt" button again，your USB flash drive will be encrypted successfully.
Step 2: Click "Unlock" and enter the password you set in the previous step to encrypt the USB disk, click "OK" and two USB disks will appear on your computer, one of them is a virtual disk installed from a real USB disk, you can manage and edit important files in it.
Step 3: Click "Lock" to make the virtual disk invisible, you can safely protect the files in the flash drive. When others borrow your flash drive, they will see that the contents of the flash drive are empty, and without the password you set, your files on the flash drive will not be exposed, and you no longer have to worry about the files on the flash drive being formatted by mistake.
Conclusion:
USB flash drives allow us to store our files easily, however, it is also easy to lose our data. It is important to use some ways to prevent the files of USB flash drive from being formatted and losing data . If you want to learn more about how iSunshare SafeUSB Genius protects your USB flash drive data safety, please click here.
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