How do I remove encryption from a cruzer USB
How do I remove encryption from a cruzer USB. I want to make the drive a simple data drive.
Was trying to install a Kubunto distro directly on it. (Had been trying to install a pervasive build but while build succeeded, changes made were not saved).
This time all was good until I got a password fail at the final part of the build.
During the build I put in the USB - password as the login password on the build.
I am presuming this is the encryption stopping it?
Was using pendrivelinux to do.
Any assistance gratefully received.
Was trying to install a Kubunto distro directly on it. (Had been trying to install a pervasive build but while build succeeded, changes made were not saved).
This time all was good until I got a password fail at the final part of the build.
During the build I put in the USB - password as the login password on the build.
I am presuming this is the encryption stopping it?
Was using pendrivelinux to do.
Any assistance gratefully received.
Should just be able to reformat the drive in disk management.
What device is that, a sandisk usb drive, model cruzer?
Diskpart CLEAN command:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
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McKnife, yes it is a scandisk USB Cruzer model.
While I can format the drive once it is unlocked.......
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Wanted to make this an unencrypted 16GB drive.
However, as I am writing this I am trying pendrivelinux to create a distro with persistence.
While I can format the drive once it is unlocked.......
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Wanted to make this an unencrypted 16GB drive.
However, as I am writing this I am trying pendrivelinux to create a distro with persistence.
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Benjamin, your post just came in as I was writing the above.
I will give this a go later.
I will give this a go later.
Did you try diskpart?
there is probably a small partition that needs to be removed. disk management should allow you to see it. diskpart from the command line should also work.
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hi Adamdalg, none of the Windows disk management tools will allow me to remove or format this partition. Even attempting to delete the contents gets a read only warning a refusal to delete
I just finished using pendrivelinux to create an installation with persistence. However all that happened was it unpacked the files to the USB and if I try to run the drive.........on boot the only option is to install, not as I was expecting (as with Ubuntu) to "try" where I can launch the OS............
Have to come back to this in the am.
Thanks to all.
I just finished using pendrivelinux to create an installation with persistence. However all that happened was it unpacked the files to the USB and if I try to run the drive.........on boot the only option is to install, not as I was expecting (as with Ubuntu) to "try" where I can launch the OS............
Have to come back to this in the am.
Thanks to all.
The cruzer models that I know have no special partition but only a proprietary software on them. You can format them at any time*.
Since this is not true for yours:
What model is yours?
What's the output of diskpart/diskmgmt?
*(after backing up your data) and you will be able to reuse that software later on if you like.
It's this free software which works only on sandisk drives:
V2: http://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/SanDiskSecureAccessV2_win.exe
V3 (new, but still buggy, it seems) http://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/SanDiskSecureAccessV3_win.exe
Since this is not true for yours:
What model is yours?
What's the output of diskpart/diskmgmt?
*(after backing up your data) and you will be able to reuse that software later on if you like.
It's this free software which works only on sandisk drives:
V2: http://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/SanDiskSecureAccessV2_win.exe
V3 (new, but still buggy, it seems) http://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/SanDiskSecureAccessV3_win.exe
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Interesting result....................
"How do I remove encryption from a Cruzer USB. I want to make the drive a simple data drive."...................
I tested this on a Cruzer Enterprise FIPS Edition, Version 2.5 - 8GB
Idea was to remove the 10.1MB partition with the Enterprise_Launcher and create a full 8GB unencrypted USB, to install Kubuntu on.
adamdalg, this partition appears to be hidden from Compmgmt.msc and cmd line.
NB. At all times I could format the 7.75GB partition (but only when unlocked).
It was the 10.1 (Enterprise_Launcher) partition I could not access or format.
However, as suggested I used a my scandisk to test running diskpart, using elevated CMD line to run.
While this did run successfully. I now find that I cannot format 7.75GB partion either through cmd line or windows.
And the 10.1 MB partition is still there and inaccessible.
Cruzer software no longer sees this drive.
When I manage to get the drive letter up - and try to format - the disk is unknown, unknown capacity, and unknown file system
If I try to format - I get various exception errors.
I am very grateful to any additional suggestions.
"How do I remove encryption from a Cruzer USB. I want to make the drive a simple data drive."...................
I tested this on a Cruzer Enterprise FIPS Edition, Version 2.5 - 8GB
Idea was to remove the 10.1MB partition with the Enterprise_Launcher and create a full 8GB unencrypted USB, to install Kubuntu on.
adamdalg, this partition appears to be hidden from Compmgmt.msc and cmd line.
NB. At all times I could format the 7.75GB partition (but only when unlocked).
It was the 10.1 (Enterprise_Launcher) partition I could not access or format.
However, as suggested I used a my scandisk to test running diskpart, using elevated CMD line to run.
While this did run successfully. I now find that I cannot format 7.75GB partion either through cmd line or windows.
And the 10.1 MB partition is still there and inaccessible.
Cruzer software no longer sees this drive.
When I manage to get the drive letter up - and try to format - the disk is unknown, unknown capacity, and unknown file system
If I try to format - I get various exception errors.
I am very grateful to any additional suggestions.
For more suggestions, please do a screenshot in diskmgmt.msc and upload it.
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I have no idea how that thing works, but as I can see, it has a software component that might be preventing the formatting,
So shut it down and retry. If not successful, contact their support or simply buy a new drive, they're so cheap and much faster than this old thing.
So shut it down and retry. If not successful, contact their support or simply buy a new drive, they're so cheap and much faster than this old thing.
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