This will leave the drive accessible on both Windows and Mac computers, but the encrypted disk image can only be mounted on a Mac (with the correct password) to access its contents.
Instead, you can create an encrypted disk image and store it on your external drive. If you frequently access your external drive on both Windows and Mac, the above solution might not be convenient for you. Protect data using an encrypted disk image Also, an external hard drive that is fully encrypted in Mac won’t be accessible on a Windows computer at all. This will, of course, erase all existing data on the drive. If it uses the Master Boot Record (MBR) scheme, you might need to reformat the drive and change it to GPT scheme. But in order to do so, the external drive should be using the GUID Partition Table (GPT) scheme. One option is to fully encrypt the external drive and lock it with password. Encrypt external hard drive on Macįortunately, Mac OS X provides a few native solutions to help you protect your data on external hard drives. If your hard disk manufacturer does not provide a password protection software compatible for Macs, you need to explore the alternative methods mentioned below.
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