Accessing my secure files
After unlocking the device, you can access the files securely stored on the device by:
•
Clicking the "Files" button (folder icon) in menu bar of the IronKey Control Panel.
•
WINDOWS: Opening Windows Explorer to the "Secure Files" drive.
•
MAC: Opening Finder to the "Secure
TIP:
You can also access your files by right-clicking the IronKey icon on the Windows taskbar
and clicking "Secure Files".
Encrypting and decrypting files
Everything you store on your IronKey Enterprise device is encrypted. Since the device has a
built-in Cryptochip, all of the encryption and decryption is done for you "on-the-fly", giving you
the convenience of working as you normally would with a regular flash drive, while providing
strong and "always-on" security.
•
Drag a file onto the Secure Files drive to automatically encrypt it.
•
Files opened from the Secure Files drive are automatically decrypted as you open them.
Creating a secure backup of my files
1. In the Applications list of the IronKey Control Panel, click the "Secure Backup" button to
open the program (Windows only)
•
The Secure Backup window should appear, displaying the Secure Files drive.
2. Select the files you want to back up.
3. Click the check boxes next to the files you want to back up.
•
A green check mark means all files in this folder and all sub-folders will be backed up
•
A red minus sign means only some of the files in this folder or its subfolders will be
backed up
4. Type the path to the destination folder for the backed up files or use the Browse button to
locate it.
IRONKEY ENTERPRISE S250/D250 USER GUIDE
Files" drive.
If your device has the Secure Backup application
onboard, you can restore an encrypted backup of
your data to a new or existing
IronKey Enterprise device (Windows only, English
only).
Secure Backup saves an encrypted backup of
some or all of your onboard files to your local
computer or network fileshare. You use the same
application to restore one or all of your files.
PAGE 18