Imation has rolled out a new Nano Flash USB flash drives. Available in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, these tiny flash drives measure 1.7 inch x 0.6 inch x 0.4 inch and has a 360-degree swivel cap that prevents the connector from being damaged when the flash drive is not in use. The gadget is compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows-based platforms (from 98 till Vista). Other features include password protection support, drive partitioning and ReadyBoost (Vista only). The price tag starts at $15 to $90, depending on the capacity. [Electronista]
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I would like to know why I was able to set a password for my imation nano swivel 8gb flash drive using my mac book pro and why, when i bought a 4 gb imation nano swivel also, the password protection is encrypted. Same goes with the 16gb that my friend bought.
I have bought a 8GB nano flash drive and when i tried to password protect a file allthough it worked when i removed the flash drive from the computor and then replugged it in the file was not protected, I tried this several times with the same result.
I manged to e-mail imation and they have not replied(7 days ago)
I then deleted the Protection program.
Now i have started to use this drive and find i only have 5.8GB of space which means the protection eventually worked allthough it did’nt at the time.
My problem is that as i deleted the protection program i am unable to restore the protected file to get my space back,Have you any ideas how i can find the name of the protection program so i can re-install it as i know my original password or how i can restore the drive to it’s original state, Formatting only applies to the free space(5.8GB)
Regards
Norm
Hi Norm,
Having the same prob.with the 4gb Nano flash.you’r story is similar to mine.Only my damage is a little bigger..
have only 5.36 MB !! left.
Don’t know how to get the lost space back.If you find out anything..please let me know.
Regards
Edwin