There is no reformatting or anything like that required between en/disabling encryption - it just works with all data intact.
Once deactivated in Windows, it just acts like a normal external USB hard disk. Once encryption is activated, the drive is not accessible at all using Linux - not even fdisk can access anything. This is embedded in the hard disk itself, and can be activated / deactivated through special software, which works only on Windows and Mac from what I understand. I have a WD Passport Elite (gotta love the names on these things -) ). I'll try to get back here to give some details after I've toyed with it a bit. I've ordered one for testing and it should arrive next week: I've heard talk of being able to reformat drive so it can be used with other OSs, but then you completely lose the ability to encrypt/decrypt.
app on an HFS partition for the Mac version and a Win32 app on the Windows version.) Out of the box, neither of them work with the OS they weren't designed for (presumably because the encryption software would be a.
There are PC and Mac versions so that implies that using them on Linux with full functionality probably won't be possible. That partition contains the encryption interface, so no software need be installed on the workstation. On a more relevant note, supposedly, the drive mounts a utility partition when you plug it in. First of all, let me say that WD tech support knows painfully little about their own products.
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