Select the appropriate method to unlock the drive.Don’t disconnect the USB during this time as that can damage your USB or cause data loss. Wait for the initialization process to complete.In File Explorer, right-click the USB and select Turn on BitLocker.Before physically unplugging it, be sure to eject it by clicking the Eject button next to the disk’s entry within Finder.Windows has a native disk encryption tool called BitLocker, which uses AES encryption in CBC or XTS mode with a 128-bit or 256-bit key to protect your data. You can also close Disk Utility.įrom now on you can use the encrypted memory stick just like any other memory stick. You can copy files to it by selecting its entry in the sidebar of Finder. Once you’re done, the new memory stick will be ready for use. Erasing, partitioning, and encrypting will take a minute or two depending on the size of the memory stick. When you are done, click the Erase button in the dialog box that should have appeared.
Because of the risk, it’s a good idea to type something in the Hint field that might provide a clue to what the password is-the hint will appear in future should you get stuck when entering the password. However, you will be able to reformat the memory stick so you can keep using it although the contents will obviously be lost. It’s important that you don’t forget this password! If you do there is absolutely no way of recovering the contents of the memory stick-they’re lost forever. You’ll be prompted to enter a password and verify it by typing it again immediately below. This name will appear in Finder’s sidebar whenever you insert the stick in future. In the Name field, type whatever you wish to call the memory stick. In the dropdown menu alongside the Format heading, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted).
It will probably be identified by its size.
Look for the memory stick’s entry in the list of disks on the left side of the Disk Utility window.Start by opening Disk Utility ( Finder-> Applications-> Utilities-> Disk Utility) and then insert the USB memory stick you intend to use.Be aware that files already on the stick will be deleted during the formatting process, so you should temporarily copy them to a safe location and then copy them back once the following procedure is finished. For this tip to work, you’ll need a memory stick of any size.
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