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Brano
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reply to jmn1207

Re: Why don't they make USB keys with write protect anymore?

You're missing my point. The above software solution will work on one machine only running windows.

HW switch works on all machines regardless of OS.


jimkyle
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They're still available. I've bought 20 of them in the past several months. Google for "RIData" (they make several kinds of flash drives) then search the results for "hidden write protect switch" and you've got what you are looking for. I bought 1-GB units but they are also available in larger sizes...
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lorennerol
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join:2003-10-29
Seattle, WA

said by jimkyle:

They're still available. I've bought 20 of them in the past several months. Google for "RIData" (they make several kinds of flash drives) then search the results for "hidden write protect switch" and you've got what you are looking for. I bought 1-GB units but they are also available in larger sizes...
Yep. I bought two 8GB RiData thumb drives with a write protect switch from Newegg last month. Very handy, though RiData is definitely not Apple when it comes to design.



jmn1207
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reply to Brano

said by Brano:

You're missing my point. The above software solution will work on one machine only running windows.

HW switch works on all machines regardless of OS.
From what I read, not having used the product myself, it appears that you are making the USB drive read only. The software is making the USB drive a read only device until you change the settings on the computer running this software.

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