However that doesn't mean someone couldn't buy one online and have it shipped into the country. For the few where this type of encryption is illegal, WD sells models where the encryption has been disabled. In most civilized countries this is perfectly legal today. I am going to start a criminal procedure against them. In my opinion, under Spanish Criminal Code, WD business is ilegal. The software would not recognize at all any password. It's a shot in the dark but has anyone worked with the newer USB3 connected drives and would you know if bypassing the WD Unlock is possible with this setup. It's now my understanding that MHDD is unable to assist unless we're dealing with an ATA drive and I've a hunch that a USB3 to SATA convertor cable won't help our situation either. The test drive that worked had a SATA interface but the customer drive has a USB3 connector soldered onto the PCB. In prep for trying to bypass the security we've set a password on a different drive (one of our techs), used MHDD and successfully recovered the password from the. The situation is all legit as he has provided us with a drive receipt and he's essentially wanting the pictures of his former dog recovered. I am an IT tech and I have a customer's WD My Passport 1TB drive which he's locked with the drive lock software & forgotten the password. An express 'thank you' to anyone who can confirm whether or not this might be possible.
