I was about to turn on the encryption and password feature on my 3TB my passport ultra harddrive but after doing much reading and research it seems like alot of problems can arise from doing this… So apparently if the harddrive ever stops working of the harddrives enclosure stops working and the ha…

Is using WD security with its encryption worth it?

JoeySmyth July 25, 2016, 1:32am 2

the encryption is already on … whether you set a password or not.

i have a my book 3TB, password never set, did an enclosure swap … can’t access my data

experiment here

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