![]() ![]() Please note, the Apple requires you to enter a hint. Why do they do this? Because, if you forget the password then you’ll lose access to all of the data on that drive. Depending upon the capacity of the drive and the amount of data on the driv, the encryption process could take anywhere from a few seconds, if the drive is empty, to many hours or even a day or longer if it’s a large capacity drive with a lot of data on it. Type in a hint to remind you what the password is. In the Verify Password field type in the encryption password a second time. Then a window will appear prompting you to type in a password which will be used to encrypt the drive. Apple makes it easy to encrypt an external drive.The feature is built into macOS, the Mac operating system. Right-click (or control-click) on the drive’s icon on your Mac’s Desktop (or in the left-hand sidebar of a Finder window) which causes a menu to appear. Each time that drive is connected to another Mac you’ll need to enter a password before the drive is available and before you can view or edit the files on the drive. You won’t have to worry about your sensitive data being compromised if you use a secure password.Do you want to encrypt an external hard drive or USB flash drive connected to your Mac? Encrypting the drive will protect the data on that drive. You’ll have an online copy and can synchronize it between your computers, but no one will be able to access your files without your encryption key. Better yet, the encrypted disk image you create can be synchronized online using a service like Dropbox or Google Drive. You don’t have to encrypt any entire devices you just have to use a single container file. ![]() This is a simple method for encrypting files. When you unmount the disk image, the files will be locked and no one will be able to access them unless they have your encryption password. The files will be available to use and any files you save to the disk image will be encrypted. Whenever you want to work with your encrypted files just mount the disk image and enter your password. You can encrypt individual files by creating an encrypted file container, or disk image. RELATED: How to Create an Encrypted Disk Image to Securely Store Sensitive Files on a Mac ![]() Don’t lose your password! If you do, you won’t be able to access any files on the encrypted drive. ![]()
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