How to protect against copying on USB drives

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RESTANQUE Posted messages 554 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Ludger - 19 Mar 2015 at 18:23

Hello,
I often lend my USB flash drive to friends for music, but I want to block the copying
of certain music tracks I created on my USB flash drive.
How do I do that?
Thank you for your response.
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Fermiparadox Posted messages 11515 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 2 940

Hello,

Once it is read, it's not possible.
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1. RESTANQUE Posted messages 554 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 36
  
  So there is no way to simply lock for copying but allow for viewing?
  
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2. Ludger
  
  False, a USB drive can be protected
  http://www.kakasoft.com/usb-copy-protect/
  
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RESTANQUE Posted messages 554 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 36

Thank you for your response, but it doesn't suit me.
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1. Fermiparadox Posted messages 11515 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 2 940
  
  Yes, but that's how it is.
  
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2. Ludger
  
  Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.
  
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transat Posted messages 31956 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 9 023

Good evening
Fermiparadox is right regarding the reading
However, nothing prevents you from "saving as" on your USB drive the music piece with a password and deleting the old one
Of course, this file cannot be opened without knowing the password

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1. RESTANQUE Posted messages 554 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 36
  
  thank you both
  but now how to create a password on my USB drive
  I will follow your advice
  thanks again
  
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2. Fermiparadox Posted messages 11515 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 2 940
  
  You compress the folder/file with a compression tool like Winzip or another one and you set a password at the time of compression.
  Or you encrypt directly with a utility:
  https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/securite/chiffrement/
  P.S.: this does not prevent the user from making as many copies of the files as they want...
  
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3. RESTANQUE Posted messages 554 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 36
  
  So he can still copy my pieces of music?
  
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4. transat Posted messages 31956 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 9 023
  
  Hi Fermi
  There's something I don't get
  the key user can make as many copies as they want
  But what good will it do them if they don't have the password to read them?
  See you later!
  
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5. Fermiparadox Posted messages 11515 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 2 940
  
  I assume that the recipient receives the decryption key with the file; otherwise, it's of course useless... (that's the principle of encryption)
  That's why I specified that "it does not prevent the user from making as many copies of the files as he wants..."
  
  :-)
  
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antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917

Hello.

No matter what protection is put in place to prevent copying, if the music can be listened to, there is always a way to record it.

Have a good Sunday.
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