Ok so I just installed the SanDisk Success 3.0 software and encrypted a new Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 mem stick.
I then removed it and plugged it back into the original and then a second computer.
At no point on either machine was I ever asked for my unlock password and I am clearly able to see all the applications system files and folders. I was also able to simply delete every single file, folder and the entire app itself with zero resistance.
I guess that’s one way to secure my data.
USELESS GARBAGE.