{"id":7375,"date":"2019-01-30T08:31:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T08:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=7375"},"modified":"2021-11-25T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:23:05","slug":"how-to-use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use BitLocker Drive on Mac [Easy Solutions]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Is there a Bitlocker for Mac? My Windows computer is out of work! And the USB flash drive is unlocked with BitLocker that unable to use it anymore.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png\" alt=\"use bitlocker drive on mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some people may encounter such the above situation, but Mac computer doesn&#8217;t identify the BitLocker drive. So, today we are going to show you two effective ways of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac\/\"><strong>how to use BitLocker drive on Mac<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can use or access BitLocker encrypted drive with or without data loss on Mac OS X, macOS.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\">Use BitLocker drive with BitLocker Genius for Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\">Use BitLocker drive with Disk Utility on Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"1\">Option 1: Use BitLocker drive on Mac with BitLocker Genius<\/h2>\n<p>A powerful tool such as iSunhsare BitLocker Genius can help you open, read, and write to a BitLocker drive without any data damage. However, before using BitLocker Genius, these conditions must be met:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Correct password or 48-digital recovery key;<\/li>\n<li>A Mac computer;<\/li>\n<li>BitLocker encrypted drive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Four Steps to access BitLocker drive on Mac with BitLocker Genius<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/bitlocker-genius\/\">iSunshare BitLocker Genius<\/a> to your Mac computer and launch it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bitlocker-genius-installation.png\" alt=\"bitlocker-genius-installation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bitlocker-genius-installation.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bitlocker-genius-installation-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Insert your BitLocker drive and click on <strong>Ignore<\/strong> if &#8220;<strong>The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer<\/strong>&#8221; error shows you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"218\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ignore.png\" alt=\"ignore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ignore.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ignore-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select the partition with BitLocker and click on the <strong>Unlock<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unlock-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png\" alt=\"unlock bitlocker drive on mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unlock-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unlock-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Type your password if you remember it. Otherwise, you can use the recovery key to unlock BitLocker drive instead. Then the BitLocker drive can mount automatically after unlock.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7380\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac.png\" alt=\"se bitlocker drive on mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/use-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/the-decryption-drive.png\" alt=\"the decryption drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/the-decryption-drive.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/the-decryption-drive-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you want to get more information about how to use BitLocker drive on Mac without password, please see the video below: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGlCZBaNsFw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGlCZBaNsFw<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2\">Option 2: Use BitLocker drive on Mac with Disk Utility<\/h2>\n<p>This workaround is more simple than previous. But the drawback is that you will lose your files saved on BitLocker drive. If you concerned to remove all data, please follow the steps below to re-use BitLocker drive on Mac with the help of Disk Utility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Open <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong> from <strong>Dock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Select the target BitLocker drive and click on the <strong>Erase<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png\" alt=\"erase bitlocker drive on mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive-on-mac-1-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select an appropriate format and click <strong>Erase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"431\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive.png\" alt=\"erase bitlocker drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/erase-bitlocker-drive-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Article:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-open-bitlocker-drive-usb-sd-card-on-mac-osx\/\">How to Open BitLocker Drive\/USB\/SD Card on Mac OS X<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/decrypt-usb-encrypted-with-bitlocker-in-windows-and-linux\/\">Decrypt the USB Encrypted with BitLocker in Windows and Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/remove-bitlocker-from-pen-drive-with-or-without-recovery-key\/\">Remove BitLocker Encryption from Pen Drive with or without Recovery Key<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/mac\/mount-unmount-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-in-mac-osx.html\">Mount \/unmount BitLocker Encrypted Drive in Mac OSX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is there a Bitlocker for Mac? 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