See Protect your Mac information with encryption. You can also encrypt a disk and protect it with a password without erasing it. You can encrypt your data without erasing it by turning on FileVault in Privacy & Security settings (see Encrypt Mac data with FileVault).
If the Security Options button is not available, you can’t use Disk Utility to perform a secure erase on the storage device. Secure erase options are available only for some types of storage devices. (Optional) If available, click Security Options, use the slider to choose how many times to write over the erased data, then click OK.
To change the password later, select the volume in the sidebar, then choose File > Change Password. In the sidebar, select the storage device you want to encrypt.Ĭlick the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose GUID Partition Map.Ĭlick the Format pop-up menu, then choose an encrypted file system format.Įnter and verify a password, then click Choose. BitLocker uses an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithm in CBC mode with a 128-bit key. If Disk Utility isn’t open, click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, type Disk Utility in the Search field, then click the Disk Utility icon. The easiest way to password protect your external solid-state drive is using BitLocker on Windows PCs or Disk Utility on a Mac. In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, choose View > Show All Devices. REAL FRIENDS DON'T ASK FRIENDS TO FIX PACKER-BELLS AND COMPAQS.If the device contains any files you want to save, copy them to another storage device or volume. I don't know anything good or bad about that site. Go to google a search it for hard drive password for more info.ĮDIT: There was one site of the hit list from google where they claim to be able to unlock some drives see : Note: if it was so easy to remove the password the sellers would have done that to charge more money. (237 reviews) ' I have it configured for a small Time Machine encrypted volume, then the rest is just scratch storage for all kinds of personal files that I dont need backed up in Time Machine (like I do the OS drive with. If you are buying the drive off of EBAY of some other such outfit, it would be my advise not to touch it with less that welder's gloves. Samsung - T7 Shield 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Rugged SSD IP65 Water Resistant - Blue. If the drive is locked you do not have access to even do a low level format. Some of the previous postings, I have seen claim IBM refuses to admit the password protection can be cracked, however some claim deep inside the CIA they have that ability. It is stored in the firmware and the hard drive can be pulled out and inserted into a different computer and you will still need to enter the correct password. Laptop hard drives from IBM have had the hard drive password protection for years and other laptop makers have picked it up.
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