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How to Read a USB Flash Drive Encrypted with BitLocker on Mac

By Hally | Last Updated

BitLocker is a useful and powerful encryption feature to protect the data of a drive. But it's a pity that it only can be used in Windows Vista and above. If you want to read your USB flash drive encrypted with BitLocker to transmit its files to your other computer--Mac, the reading can't be achieved without the help of a third-party tool. Want a tool to help you read the USB flash drive encrypted with BitLocker on your Mac easily and conveniently? iSunshare BitLocker Genius is the right one for you.

More about iSunshare BitLocker Genius

iSunshare BitLocker Genius is a professional BitLocker reader for Mac, which can make you read and use the BitLocker drive on your Mac easily. It supports various BitLocker drives, such as USB flash drives, SD cards, MicroSD memory sticks, etc. What's more, it also an excellent utility of opening DMG files.

read the BitLocker encrypted usb drive on Mac

Tutorial on Using iSunshare BitLocker Genius

Step 1: Download iSunshare BitLocker Genius and double-click the installation file to open the installation window. Then click Continue button in the lower right corner of the interface.

hit continue button in BitLocker Genius installer

Step 2: Next, tap Install button to begin the installation.

start installing BitLocker Genius

Step 3: When the installation was finished, hit Close button to exit the window.

BitLocker Genius was installed

Step 4: Connect your BitLocker encrypted drive to your Mac and run iSunshare BitLocker Genius. Then your drive will be shown with a bitlocker mark, select it and tap Unlock button in the top menu of the window.

select BitLocker drive to unlock

Note: If a pop-out window is shown to tell you that the inserted drive can't be read after inserting the drive into your Mac, just click Ignore button to continue.

drive cannot be read

Step 5: After tapping Unlock button, a window with two unlocked ways will be popped out for you to choose. You can unlock the BitLocker drive by typing its correct password or using the recovery file of it. Then click Mount button.

enter password or choose recovery file

Step 6: You will see the icon of the unlocked BitLocker encrypted drive on the desktop. And just open it to use.

bitlocker drive is unlocked

Step 7: After usage, you can click Eject button to break the connection between the BitLocker encrypted drive and Mac.

eject BitLocker drive

 

 

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