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Hi everyone 
I would like to make an encrypted boot USB drive with Portable Apps. So that if I lose the drive it cant be accessed by anyone.
Ive searched around and cant find a way to do this. I have tried installing PA on my drive and then encrypting it but cant figure this out either.
Sorry to be such a noobie!
Any tips gratefully received
Thanks very much
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Try this: http://worldsbestflashdrive.com/
In order to boot from the drive, you'd have to load Windows onto it, which isn't something we can assist you with.
A regular drive can be encrypted via the use of VeraCrypt or TrueCrypt but will require admin rights on every PC you use. You can also use a hardware encrypted drive like the PortableApps.com Carbide as that will not require admin rights.
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