LaCie Private-Public allows you to create a password-protected volume called LA-PRIVATE. Once created, LA-PRIVATE will use AES 256 encryption to keep your most important files safe. If you do not have LaCie Private-Public, please DOWNLOAD the installer from our website.
Before continuing with the configuration, please read the following notes:
The instructions listed here apply to all LaCie storage devices, including hard drives and USB Keys.
If you
DOWNLOAD LaCie Private-Public from LaCie's website,
YOU MUST COPY THE FOLDER TO YOUR LACIE STORAGE DEVICE before configuring the encrypted volume. Running the application from My Computer/Computer or the Mac desktop will create an encrypted volume on your internal hard drive.
The name of your partition may not be the same as listed here. These directions assume LaCie Setup Assistant has created a partition named LACIE. While certain USB Keys and formatting utilities will present alternative names, there is no impact on the use of LaCie Private-Public.
Transfer speeds may be slower with encrypted volumes. For optimal performance, please consider creating LA-PRIVATE volumes no greater than 50GB.