https://stg-us.community.samsung.com/t5/Computers/SSD-T5-Password-Issues/m-p/2873576#M11620 <P>I have a Samsung SSD T5 that I’ve been using for years as a back up/mirror drive from my PC. Out of nowhere it is asking me for a password. I have a list of passwords that I have used for many years and none of them work. I contacted Samsung and they have advised I need to do a factory reset which will delete all the content on the drive. I have googled the issue and even took it to local data recovery store and they said they can’t do it either. When I go into magician, I can still see that the drive contains the data. I find it very difficult to believe that there is no way possible to break this password encryption. I am sure, that if I was a bad guy in law-enforcement, took my drive, they would be able to obtain the data without my password. Appreciate any suggestions question.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 01 May 2024 22:06:10 GMT acppni12 2024-05-01T22:06:10Z https://stg-us.community.samsung.com/t5/Computers/SSD-T5-Password-Issues/m-p/2873576#M11620 <P>I have a Samsung SSD T5 that I’ve been using for years as a back up/mirror drive from my PC. Out of nowhere it is asking me for a password. I have a list of passwords that I have used for many years and none of them work. I contacted Samsung and they have advised I need to do a factory reset which will delete all the content on the drive. I have googled the issue and even took it to local data recovery store and they said they can’t do it either. When I go into magician, I can still see that the drive contains the data. I find it very difficult to believe that there is no way possible to break this password encryption. I am sure, that if I was a bad guy in law-enforcement, took my drive, they would be able to obtain the data without my password. Appreciate any suggestions question.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 01 May 2024 22:06:10 GMT https://stg-us.community.samsung.com/t5/Computers/SSD-T5-Password-Issues/m-p/2873576#M11620 acppni12 2024-05-01T22:06:10Z https://stg-us.community.samsung.com/t5/Computers/SSD-T5-Password-Issues/m-p/2873611#M11622 Sorry to say this, but if it doesn't give you the forgot password option, you would need to reset the device. I've had to do this a couple of times myself Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:26:27 GMT https://stg-us.community.samsung.com/t5/Computers/SSD-T5-Password-Issues/m-p/2873611#M11622 GaryB82 2024-04-30T17:26:27Z