{"id":21617,"date":"2019-12-12T06:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=21617"},"modified":"2019-12-12T06:57:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:57:57","slug":"free-2-ways-to-password-encrypt-a-usb-flash-drive-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/free-2-ways-to-password-encrypt-a-usb-flash-drive-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Free 2 Ways to Password Encrypt a USB Flash Drive on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does MacOS provide any drive-encryption function just like Windows OS which supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/how-to-password-protect-a-usb-flash-drive-with-bitlocker-on-windows-10.html\">password protecting drives with BitLocker<\/a>? The answer is positive yes. You can freely password protect your USB flash drive in MacOS\u2019s Finder or Disk Utility and here are the detailed ways to <strong>encrypt a USB flash drive on Mac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">1. Encrypt a USB Flash Drive via Finder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">2. Encrypt a USB Flash Drive with Disk Utility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-password-encrypt-a-usb-flash-drive-on-mac.jpg\" alt=\"how to password encrypt a usb flash drive on mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-password-encrypt-a-usb-flash-drive-on-mac.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/how-to-password-encrypt-a-usb-flash-drive-on-mac-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way1\">1. Encrypt a USB Flash Drive via Finder<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <\/em>Insert your USB flash drive into Mac and then access <strong>Finder<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"18\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/finder-icon.png\" alt=\"finder icon\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/em> In the Finder sidebar, right-click the USB flash drive and choose <strong>Encrypt XXX<\/strong> in the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tips:<\/em> If you cannot find the Encrypt XXX option, you need to password protect your USB drive with Disk Utility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21621 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/choose-encrypt-usb-drive.png\" alt=\"choose encrypt usb drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/choose-encrypt-usb-drive.png 617w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/choose-encrypt-usb-drive-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/em> In the pop-out window, enter an encryption password and re-enter it to verify your password. You also need to input a password hint. Then click <strong>Encrypt Disk<\/strong> to start the encryption process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"304\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21622 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-finder.png\" alt=\"create password in finder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-finder.png 601w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-finder-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-finder-256x128.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way2\">2. Encrypt a USB Flash Drive with Disk Utility<\/h2>\n<p>Before you apply this way to put a password on your USB flash drive on Mac to protect your USB device, you have to copy your USB drive\u2019s data to another safe storage volume because it will erase the USB drive firstly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><\/em> Connect your USB flash drive to Mac and run <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/disk-utility-icon.png\" alt=\"disk utility icon\" \/>. After that, choose your USB flash drive in the left pane.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/em> Click <strong>Erase<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/erase-icon.png\" alt=\"erase icon\" \/> in the upper toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/em> Create a new name for your USB drive or not. In the Format option, select <strong>Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"257\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21625 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/name-and-format-usb-drive.png\" alt=\"name and format usb drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/name-and-format-usb-drive.png 551w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/name-and-format-usb-drive-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><\/em> Input a password to encrypt your USB drive and then enter the password again to verify it. To move on, click <strong>Choose<\/strong>. At last, hit <strong>Erase<\/strong> and your USB flash drive will be formatted and encrypted instantly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tips:<\/em> After the process is finished, you can move your important data to the encrypted USB drive for data protection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"257\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21626 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-disk-utility.png\" alt=\"create password in disk utility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-disk-utility.png 450w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/create-password-in-disk-utility-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac\/\">How to Use BitLocker Drive on Mac [Easy Solutions]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/mac\/solved-how-to-open-read-write-ntfs-drive-on-a-mac.html\">Solved- How to Open\/Read\/Write\/NTFS Drive on a Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/fixed-disk-unreadable-error-on-mac-high-sierra\/\">Fixed: Disk Unreadable Error on Mac High Sierra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does MacOS provide any drive-encryption function just like Windows OS which supports password protecting drives with BitLocker? 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