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[Lunentucker]

Look at it in drive manager and see if there's a hidden partition.

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[LostWoods]

I can copy it but cannot access the files without the USB drive being inserted. I'm not a complete novice at computer stuff, but I couldn't find where all the data was being kept. Looking at the USB it looked like there was only a few kb of data on it despite tens of thousands of pages of information and videos. It didn't link to an online source either, I could access it in airplane mode. I could copy the entire drive to my hard drive and open those files, but only if the key was inserted.

If it's a key stored in the drive storage space then linux/unix dd should be able to make a bit for bit copy and it should theoretically work. However, I know some manufacturers use a separate hardware key within the device that isn't as accessible.

 

[PyrPatriot]

Look at it in drive manager and see if there's a hidden partition.

No hidden partition from what I recall. come to think of it I need to find the thing again, been using my scanned PDFs exclusively, much easier than the drive for non-electric stuff.

 

[PyrPatriot]

If it's a key stored in the drive storage space then linux/unix dd should be able to make a bit for bit copy and it should theoretically work. However, I know some manufacturers use a separate hardware key within the device that isn't as accessible.

The fact you have to use a 2009 (estimated) version of Adobe Flash to run it should help you with the assessment.

 

[Lunentucker]

No hidden partition from what I recall. come to think of it I need to find the thing again, been using my scanned PDFs exclusively, much easier than the drive for non-electric stuff.

You couldn't print to PDF from the drive? You had to print and then scan?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The fact you have to use a 2009 (estimated) version of Adobe Flash to run it should help you with the assessment.

I thought Flash was dead, or dying. Supposedly, 7 or 8 years ago, the death of Flash was promised.

They are seriously using Adobe Flash and not Acrobat?

You couldn't print to PDF from the drive? You had to print and then scan?

That's a good question - the fact he could print to paper is interesting because printing to PDF is simply using a different "print driver". It shouldn't see the difference. Usually printing to paper is blocked, or printing at all, as a security measure with a PDF.

 

[LostWoods]

The fact you have to use a 2009 (estimated) version of Adobe Flash to run it should help you with the assessment.

Oof.

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