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How to Unlock a BitLocker-Encrypted Drive on Mac
BitLocker is a full-disk encryption tool developed by Microsoft for Windows users. It can be used to encrypt volumes on internal or external drives. BitLocker is very secure—no one can access a BitLocker-encrypted drive unless they know the encryption password or recovery key. If you are a Mac user, you will find that macOS cannot access a BitLocker-encrypted drive when you insert it into your Mac. Since Microsoft does not provide a Mac version of BitLocker, you need a third-party tool to unlock and access BitLocker-encrypted drives on macOS. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac is such a tool. Here, we will show you how to use it to unlock and access BitLocker-encrypted drives on your Mac, step by step.
Step 1. Download and install Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac.
Step 2. For macOS Mojave (10.14) and later, you need to grant Full Disk Access to Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac. For more information, please refer to Granting Full Disk Access to Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac.
Step 3. Run Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac, right-click the BitLocker drive you want to unlock in main window, then click "Mount drive".
Step 4. Enter the password or recovery key, then click "Mount" button to unlock the drive.
Step 5. After the operation completes successfully, the drive will be unlocked, and its icon will appear on your Mac's desktop.
Step 6. Click the icon on your Mac's desktop to open the drive. You can now access the BitLocker-encrypted external hard drive just like a native Mac drive—read, write, copy, delete files, and more.
Now you know that you can use BitLocker Anywhere For Mac to easily unlock and access encrypted drives on a Mac. As an all-in-one BitLocker solution for Mac, it also lets you encrypt drives with BitLocker, decrypt BitLocker drives, and BitLocker drive passwords, and so on.
A: BitLocker is a Windows-specific encryption feature. macOS does not have native support for BitLocker, so you need third-party software to unlock these drives.
A: You need either your BitLocker password or the 48-digit recovery key to unlock BitLocker-encrypted drives on Mac.
A: Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac offers a free trial version that allows you to unlock and access BitLocker-encrypted drives on Mac.
A: Yes, for macOS Mojave (10.14) and later, you need to grant Full Disk Access to Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac in System Preferences.
A: Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac can unlock internal drives, external hard drives, USB drives, and Boot Camp partitions encrypted with BitLocker.
A: Yes, once the drive is unlocked and mounted, you have full read and write access to the BitLocker-encrypted drive on Mac.
A: If you forgot your password, you can use the 48-digit BitLocker recovery key to unlock the drive on Mac.
A: This may be due to missing Full Disk Access permission or the drive may not be properly connected. Check permission settings and try reconnecting the drive.
