How to remove the password on my Buffalo HD-PNTU3

[patst196]

Hello everyone,

I have a Buffalo HD-PNTU3 external hard disk which I use to store my photos. When I first bought it, I set up a password. Now I decided to use it with my HDTV so I need to remove the password. Does anyone have any idea how to do that please?

Thank you

 

[COLGeek]

Do you have the Buffalo "Secure Lock Manager Easy" app installed? If so, you might be able to remove the password there.

 

[RolandJS]

Do you have your photos backed up onto another external, non-passworded, HD? If not, before you remove that password, you might want to copy those photos, using your computer of course, onto another external HD. I don't know whether or not your HD's password software not only blocks access but also "scrambles" the files using said password.

 

[clarkjd]

Hello everyone,

I have a Buffalo HD-PNTU3 external hard disk which I use to store my photos. When I first bought it, I set up a password. Now I decided to use it with my HDTV so I need to remove the password. Does anyone have any idea how to do that please?

Thank you

Welcome to Tom's!
Per forum rules, we cannot offer ANY help for bypassing or removing passwords or other security measures, as there is no way to verify that you are, indeed the owner of said device.

 

[RolandJS]

clark, you're right as rain! The only thing I passed along is asking OP to make sure backups of the data are current before doing anything

 

[clarkjd]

clark, you're right as rain! The only thing I passed along is asking OP to make sure backups of the data are current before doing anything

Asking if backups are made is not removing or cracking passwords, so you didn't provide any help in bypassing security.

 

[COLGeek]

This is not about bypassing anything. Rather, the OP is asking how to change a feature to allow the secure drive to be used in an alternate manner. Without knowledge of the current password, the feature can't be modified. This topic is safe to assist with.

If there is ever a question about such things, contact a moderator. Thank you.

 

[clarkjd]

This is not about bypassing anything. Rather, the OP is asking how to change a feature to allow the secure drive to be used in an alternate manner. Without knowledge of the current password, the feature can't be modified. This topic is safe to assist with.

If there is ever a question about such things, contact a moderator. Thank you.

If the OP knows the password, then removing it or resetting it should be no problem, I.E. RTFM.

If he can't remember what he set the password to, then we are back to password cracking.

 

[COLGeek]

This is not about bypassing anything. Rather, the OP is asking how to change a feature to allow the secure drive to be used in an alternate manner. Without knowledge of the current password, the feature can't be modified. This topic is safe to assist with.

If there is ever a question about such things, contact a moderator. Thank you.

If the OP knows the password, then removing it or resetting it should be no problem, I.E. RTFM.

If he can't remember what he set the password to, then we are back to password cracking.

Noted. This thread is good to go. Leave the moderating to the moderators. Thanks.

 

[RolandJS]

I think one solution might be to take the HD, along with proof of ownership of both the OS and the computer, to a local computer fixit shop, they might be able to assist him -- because the ownership proof and the computer HD will be right there on their counter.

 

[COLGeek]

Until the OP comes back, there is nothing more to do guys. Idle speculation won't help us here.

 

[popatim]

Easy enough to do in the SecureLock software.
Just choose 'Remove Encryption' from the main menu with the drive attacted and it will begin decrypting the drive.
Of course you need the current password to do this.

 

[RolandJS]

Easy enough to do in the SecureLock software.
Just choose 'Remove Encryption' from the main menu with the drive attacted and it will begin decrypting the drive.
Of course you need the current password to do this.

OP has not returned yet and OP does not have the password

 

[popatim]

He never said he didn't have it, just said he wants to remove it. You can't 'remove it'per say, you have to stop 'encrypting it' to accomplish that.