can I temporarily use a disk padlock with this?
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Not sure what you mean, this is made to work with a specific lock. You can find the lock and hasp sold together on Amazon.
930562
Yes I think to lock the drive down you need the software but for backing up and using as hard drive you can use whatever. Weather Digital is good for that reason.
880552
There is a place where you can attach a lock to it, such as a Kensington lock cable. I don't have the dock available to me at this moment, so I can't verify that it will prevent the laptop from being removed.
976257
You should be able to put the cursor over the disc icon on your Desktop and then "double-click" (i.e., use two fingers on your movement pad) to eject disks.
1216167
Yes, you can lock the handle with a padlock. You need a cable lock also because someone could very easily deflate the tire and take the wheel off.
424959
No, they have a proprietary lock. You need to buy the expensive drives with sleds from Caldigit. They do come with sweet cases though.
1456757
No, just simply "Select" the WD My Passbook hard drive as your storage device of choice.
981998
What Tony said. I use GiliSoft USB Encryption software (not free). It allows me to secure as much of the drive as I want ans leave the rest unsecured. I've been very pleased with it.
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yes, you can,I used mine that way for a while but I would suggest that you wrap the drive in some like a static bag if using a metal case.
690013
Probably not ! I would invest in another type of lock for something like that. This is more like a file cabinet type of lock. Probably easy to pick.... Hope that helps
198662
The key mechanism looks standard, so I'm guessing that would be possible. But perhaps a better solution is to program it with a unique code for "master" access. It has storage space for many codes.
1107642
As long as your computer equipment has the appropriate usb driver program installed (most do) it should work. A more pressing concern might be whether or not you choose to password protect or encrypt the files to prevent loss of privacy in the event the drive is lost or stolen. I haven't personally explored this function on the drive.
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Yes you should be able to do this using something like Clonezilla or Accronis I believe. However, if you are cloning your main drive to the external, you will not be able to use it during that time of course.
934552
technically no, but on one latch there is a loop where you could put a small pad lock
2078625
Yes you can. But the locking hole is not very large, so a small lock is needed.
1333064
Yes FYI Its not a high security lock. More of a convenience of not needing a key or remembering a combination.
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Not as a standard option, the connections are but drives are not, if you are willing to access the Linus O/S then here is a link to consider:http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/encrypted-filesystem