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How to Open a BitLocker-Encrypted USB Flash Drive on macOS
USB flash drives are widely used due to their portability and large storage capacity. While these drives typically work on Mac computers, a BitLocker-encrypted USB drive cannot be opened or accessed on macOS. When you insert such a drive into a Mac, the system will warn you that the drive is not readable. This is because macOS does not natively support BitLocker-encrypted drives. So, is it possible to open a BitLocker-encrypted USB drive on a Mac? Yes. You will need a third-party BitLocker solution for Mac, such as Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac. Below, we provide a step-by-step guide on how to use this software to open BitLocker-encrypted USB drives on your Mac.
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 USB flash drive you want to access 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, your drive is now unlocked. You will see an icon for the drive 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 USB flash drive just like a native Mac drive - read, write, copy, delete files, and more.
As described above, with Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac, opening a BitLocker-encrypted USB flash drive in macOS and Mac OS X becomes very easy. As the most powerful BitLocker solution for Mac, it also allows you to encrypt drives with BitLocker, decrypt BitLocker drives, change passwords for BitLocker drives, and more.
A: No, macOS does not natively support BitLocker encryption. When you insert a BitLocker-encrypted USB drive into Mac, it will show as not readable.
A: You need third-party software like Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac, and either your BitLocker password or recovery key to unlock the drive.
A: This is because the USB drive is encrypted with BitLocker, which is a Windows-specific encryption. macOS cannot read BitLocker-encrypted drives natively.
A: Yes, once the drive is mounted, you have full read and write access to the BitLocker-encrypted USB flash drive on Mac.
A: No, you don't need to decrypt the drive. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac can unlock and mount the BitLocker-encrypted USB flash drive directly.
A: If you forgot your password, you can use the 48-digit BitLocker recovery key to unlock the USB flash drive on Mac.
A: Yes, BitLocker To Go is used for removable drives like USB flash drives. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac can access BitLocker To Go drives on Mac.
A: Yes, Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Mac offers a free trial version that allows you to open and access BitLocker-encrypted USB flash drives on Mac.
