jtech wrote:
This is because the hardware encryption is ALWAYS used, even if you never attempt to use the WD Security app to enable “password” protection. This fact is NEVER made clear in ANY WD documentation anywhere!
Thanks for your post. I was shopping and wanted drive encryption, but not data loss. Your post is one reason why I did not go with the My Book Duo (even though I wanted encryption).
I instead bought the EX2 and was going to encrypt myself (software method).
But now I re-read your post. Is hardware encryption always used on the EX2 also???
The EX2 is advertized as having “Volume encryption.” But I’m a new user and can’t find the settings for it.
