Protect/Unprotect

The Protection tool enables software protection for an Iomega disk in a selected drive (it is grayed out as unavailable for all other drives and disks). As a replacement for the conventional write-protect tab on removable disks, this tool provides a wider variety of data -protection options for Iomega drive users.

Write Protection prevents anyone from accidentally overwriting critical data. For stronger Write Protection, use a password. If you forget the password, you can recover your data by copying it to another disk and formating the original disk for reuse.

Read/Write Protection is like putting your disk in a safe, and should be reserved for highly sensitive data. This feature requires a password.

CAUTION: If you forget your password your data cannot be recovered. You must select the "I Forgot" option from the Unprotect screen and long format the disk before you can use it again.

Use Password allows you to enter a password when write protecting a disk, if desired. A password is required when you read/write protect a disk. You must know the old password in order to change passwords.

    NOTE: Although Iomega disk protection options are set using the Protect tool, the actual protection mechanism is secured in the drive hardware. Because Iomega disk protection is not software-based, it cannot be bypassed using other software programs.

Unprotect eliminates all protection coding on the disk. Remove the check from the box entitled "Remove protection only temporarily" to remove protection entirely. If this box remains checked, you have temporary access to the disk. Protection will be automatically restored when the disk is ejected.

If you forget your password and the disk is read/write protected, your data cannot be recovered. You must select the "I Forgot" option from the Unprotect menu and long format the disk before you can use it again.

Accessing the Protect or Unprotect Function from IomegaWare

  1. Open the IomegaWare program (See Starting IomegaWare for detailed instructions).
  2. Insert the disk you want to protect or unprotect.
  3. Click on the appropriate drive icon.
  4. Select Protect or Unprotect from the drive shortcut menu.
  5. If you are protecting a disk, choose the protection option you want to use.

Accessing the Protect or Unprotect Function from My Computer or Windows Explorer

  1. Insert the disk you want to protect or unprotect.
  2. RIGHT mouse click on the appropriate drive icon in My Computer.
  3. Select Protect or Unprotect from the drive shortcut menu.
  4. If you are protecting a disk, choose the protection option you want to use.