Dekart Private Disk Light for Windows

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Download.com staffNovember 9, 2008

This application creates encrypted folders that appear as normal drives, but some may have difficulty using it on USB drives. Dekart Private Disk Light's novice-friendly interface needs only four buttons to run all features. The utility creates AES 128-bit encrypted vaults that appear as a password-protected file when dismounted. We were pleased it took us a mere two minutes to create 1GB of virtual drive. We assigned our own custom disk letter to it and formatted it using NTFS or FAT. While the program is running, the encrypted drive mounts as a removable disk. We found no system slowdown for normal disk operations. Locking your data from prying eyes is a simple one-click process to close the drive. Dekart's Private Disk drives operate exactly like regular drives. If you format or delete a drive, you'll lose all the data enclosed. We found this program failed to work on some USB drives when we weren't logged in with Administrator's rights. Overall, this freeware is a good choice for users who need only a simple secured drive for day-to-day use.

Dekart Private Disk Light for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: June 28, 2005

Latest update: November 9, 2008

Version: 1.22

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows 10
Windows 95
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 18,103

Downloads Last Week: 9

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User Reviews

4/5

4 User Votes

Didn't work at all. Clicked program and nothing.
Brain_BusterJanuary 28, 2015
Pros
It didn't ignite my laptop.
Cons
Be very careful when downloading anything from cnet.com. Always choose "Custom installation" instead of "Recommended installation," otherwise cnet will change everything in your computer from your default search engine (setting it to Yahoo search), and also install Pro PC Cleaner popups galore. Also, this program did not work. After installing it, I clicked on the program and it said something Error, and probably I need admin permissions, even though I am the admin.
Summary
I think 90% of the junk I download from Cnet is bloated with popups and unwanted changes to my pc.
Excellent program!!! Have been using for years!!!
dexteriotFebruary 11, 2011
Pros
free, easy to use, fast, very functional, bug free, very stable (still works even when other programs or Windows freeze)
Cons
NONE AT ALL!
Summary
its a pity that i submitted reviews for other programs and havent done it for this program yet. i hide all important stuff like personal files and porn ;) in this programs' files. in windows explorer they appear like extensionless files (or you can give them any extension) until you load them. i love this program and i've been using for years, my apologies for not submitting this review earlier, i took it for granted.
Works great
vdelzenJanuary 8, 2009
Pros
easy to use. virtual drive size is not limited.
Cons
you might have to fix the shortcuts in the start menu.
Summary
Great program, large virtual space
SuydermanFebruary 2, 2006
Pros
This one looks great, it allows you to create virtual disks larger than 1gb.
Cons
Don't see any cons
Summary

Developer’s Description

Encrypt sensitive data on your PC.

Free fast AES 128-bit disk encryption program. Private Disk Light allows you to create a secure space for all your work, exchange encrypted data with others, and feel sure that your information is safe from external and internal manipulation. Private Disk Light creates one or more secure virtual disks on your hard drive. Information stored in this secure area is automatically encrypted and may only be decrypted by entering the password.