And make another backup copy as easily accessible as possible.

Forget about Linux and recover the files first. Your first step is to recover those files urgently. So many things can go wrong that you could easily lose your files forever. The first one is having only one backup copy of your files and, to make it worse, on a USB drive and encrypted with a system you are not very experienced with. But I dread the thought of trying to transfer these files 3 more times before being done with this otherwise quick-and-easy O/S replacement.]ĭisNoob wrote: ⤴ Thu 2:59 pm Hello, I think I messed up a bit here. But what can I do now that my files are all locked up in an USB that my Linux can't (seem to) open? I read another thread here where some great preventive tips were offered - like use VeraCrypt instead, etc. Linux shows me the files but they are encrypted, and the user-friendly pop-up I was expecting to see, asking for the passkey to unencrypt the files, isn't there. But the software included with the SanDisk option is only for Windows.

Now I'm ready to plug in the USB, enter my encryption key, and transfer those files to my Linux-only PC. I then installed Linux as my only O/S, not in dual boot mode and not booting from a USB. I got all my files off the computer, and my backup files (photos, docs, etc.) are now on the USB. Before completely replacing my Win10 with Linux Mint, I saved all my files to a new SanDisk USB, encrypted with the SanDisk option included on the USB.

Sandisk secure access will not install