It is possible to password protect your U3 USB Smart Drive with a password so that nobody can use it if you should lose it or should it somehow fall into the hands of a data thief. You can also set it so that after a set number of password tries, it will destroy your data. Of course, you can have a password hint… but once your data is gone, it’s gone!

This delete function will only delete the data partition, so if you get your U3 USB drive back, you can still use it and reload your data.

The problem with security is that it makes the U3 unusable on some systems such as Macs, Windows 98/ME and Linux to name a few. Users of these systems will not even see the data partition if security is enabled. For travelers, this may or may not present a problem, as a PC is almost always available somewhere nearby, and then when you reach your destination, you can always then disable the security an plug it into your Mac or Linux machine. If this is a problem, you can always simply password protect the sensitive documents using the native password protection that comes with most applications – or Zip and password.