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IronKey Vault Privacy 50 (IKVP50)

Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Series - Support

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Using a USB drive on a Windows PC

Frequently Asked Questions

Select the link below to download the latest update for the Vault Privacy 50 secure USB drive.

Note: Please read the included updater instructions in its entirety prior to running the update.

Native Windows Update (Windows user): https://media.kingston.com/kingston/support/downloads/IKVP50_Win_Updater_v1007.zip

FAQ: KIK-VP50-UPDATE

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Select the link below to download the latest update for the Vault Privacy 50 secure USB drive.

Note: Please read the included updater instructions in its entirety prior to running the update.

Native Windows Update (Windows user): https://media.kingston.com/kingston/support/downloads/IKVP50_Win_Updater_v1007.zip

FAQ: KIK-VP50-UPDATE

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This is common for flash storage, whether internal SSD or external USB storage. It is due in part to a variance in how flash memory vs spinning platter hard drive manufacturers calculate megabyte. Hard drive manufacturers calculate a megabyte (or 1,000x1,000 bytes) as 1,000KBs, whereas the binary calculation for flash-based storage is 1,024KBs.

Example: For a 1TB flash-based storage device, Windows will calculate it as having a capacity of 931.32GB. (1,000,000,000,000÷1,024÷1,024÷1,024=931.32GB).

Furthermore, Kingston reserves some of the listed capacity for formatting and other functions, such as firmware and/or controller-specific information, and thus some of the listed capacity is not available for data storage.

FAQ: KDT-010611-GEN-06

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This drive is designed to be 100% encrypted. The security is built into the drive and cannot be removed or disabled.

FAQ: KDT-012914-PRV-04

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