{"id":7406,"date":"2019-02-13T03:52:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T03:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=7406"},"modified":"2021-11-25T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:22:15","slug":"how-to-manage-bitlocker-to-go-mac-flash-drive-on-macbook-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-bitlocker-to-go-mac-flash-drive-on-macbook-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"BitLocker To Go Mac: How to Manage BitLocker Flash Drive on MacBook Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I have an external flash drive, which is protected by Windows BitLocker To Go. Due to my work, recently, I need to open, read, and write it on my MacBook Pro. But it throws me &#8220;The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer&#8221; error when I insert the drive into Mac. So, what would be the best thing to do without data loss?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please calm down, here is a powerful <strong>BitLocker To Go Reader for Mac<\/strong> called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/bitlocker-genius\/\">iSunshare BitLocker Genius<\/a> can help you <strong>manage BitLocker flash drive on MacBook Pro<\/strong> with three simple steps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"568\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7411 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bitlocker-to-go-mac-how-to-manage-bitlocker-flash-drive.png\" alt=\"How to Manage BitLocker To Go Mac Flash Drive on MacBook Pro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bitlocker-to-go-mac-how-to-manage-bitlocker-flash-drive.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bitlocker-to-go-mac-how-to-manage-bitlocker-flash-drive-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference between BitLocker To Go and BitLocker?<\/h2>\n<p>The BitLocker To Go is turned on by right-clicking on a drive within File Explorer and choose Turn on BitLocker option. Well, here comes the question: what is the difference between BitLocker To Go and BitLocker?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>BitLocker<\/strong> is used to encrypt a hard drive that prevents it from opening on other machines without password or recovery key.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>BitLocker To Go<\/strong> is responsible for saving encryption information into hard drive which enables you to open it in other PCs.<\/p>\n<p>However, the BitLocker To Go is not compatible with Mac computer. So you need to open, read, write and manage a BitLocker flash drive with the help of a third-party tool such as iSunshare BitLocker Genius.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Manage BitLocker Flash Drive with BitLocker To Go Reader<\/h2>\n<p>Before managing a BitLocker flash drive on MacBook Pro, please make sure that you remember the correct password or recovery key. Then let&#8217;s go on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Download and launch iSunshare BitLocker Genius then insert BitLocker To Go protected flash drive into your MacBook Pro. Click on <strong>Ignore<\/strong> if you see the error below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"216\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7407 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ignore-disk-error.png\" alt=\"ignore disk error\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ignore-disk-error.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ignore-disk-error-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Select the partition with BitLocker To Go and click the <strong>Unlock<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/click-on-unlock.png\" alt=\"click on unlock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/click-on-unlock.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/click-on-unlock-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Type your password and click on <strong>Mount<\/strong> to automatically unlock and mount the drive at the same time. Alternatively, you can also select <strong>Use recovery key<\/strong> and click on <strong>Open<\/strong> to unlock the Flash drive with recovery key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7409 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unlock-bitlocker-flash-drive.png\" alt=\"unlock bitlocker flash drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unlock-bitlocker-flash-drive.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unlock-bitlocker-flash-drive-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After unlocking, you are allowed to manage the flash drive such as view, rename, read, write, delete, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Is it easy to use a BitLocker To Go Reader on a Mac?<\/p>\n<p>If you still have any question, you can see how to do with the help of the video tutorial below as well: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGlCZBaNsFw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGlCZBaNsFw<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related Article:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/where-to-get-bitlocker-recovery-key\/\">Where to Get BitLocker Recovery Key if I Forgot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/decrypt-usb-encrypted-with-bitlocker-in-windows-and-linux\/\">How to Decrypt the USB Encrypted with BitLocker in Windows and Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-8\/how-to-turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8.html\">How to Turn on BitLocker on Windows 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/computer\/4-solutions-to-unlock-bitlocker-drive-when-forgot-password.html\">4 Solutions to Unlock BitLocker Drive When Forgot Password<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have an external flash drive, which is protected by Windows BitLocker To Go. 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