Let's get to the details of encrypting your external hard drive for Windows and Mac. Although Microsoft just developed and released BitLocker for Windows and there's no Mac implementation, with the help of M3 BitLocker Loader for Mac, BitLocker encrypted external hard drive can be readable on Mac. How to password protect external hard drive for Mac and Windows PC usage?Īs far as we know, there are many cross-platform encryption solutions (such as TrueCrypt), but BitLocker is more secure than other drive encryption software. Format external hard drive to NTFS file system.Īlthough the NTFS file system is developed by Microsoft, macOS can only read NTFS external hard drive and cannot write NTFS external hard drive, you need to install an extra NTFS for Mac app if you want to write NTFS external hard drive on Mac. Format external hard drive to FAT32/exFAT file system.Īlthough FAT32/exFAT file system is developed by Microsoft, macOS can also read/write external hard drives with FAT32/exFAT file system.Ģ. How to format external hard drive for Mac and Windows PC usage?ġ. How to password protect external hard drive for Mac and Windows PC usage?
How to format external hard drive for Mac and Windows PC usage?
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