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Hi folks,
So I've had to use bit locker on a usb drive at work and I want to copy the files onto my MacBook Air, I've had a look at some of the programs online, most of which you've got to pay for..
Can anybody recommend which is the best software to use, or if there is a descent free one that will let me open, read and copy over to the Mac..
Cheers
Rod..
MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
bigroddo wrote:
Hi folks,
So I've had to use bit locker on a usb drive at work and I want to copy the files onto my MacBook Air, I've had a look at some of the programs online, most of which you've got to pay for..
Can anybody recommend which is the best software to use, or if there is a descent free one that will let me open, read and copy over to the Mac..
Cheers
Rod..
[Solved] How to open Bitlocker encrypted USB drive in macOS, Mac OS X?
bigroddo wrote:
Hi folks,
So I've had to use bit locker on a usb drive at work and I want to copy the files onto my MacBook Air, I've had a look at some of the programs online, most of which you've got to pay for..
Can anybody recommend which is the best software to use, or if there is a descent free one that will let me open, read and copy over to the Mac..
Cheers
Rod..
[Solved] How to open Bitlocker encrypted USB drive in macOS, Mac OS X?
(not solved) The link you have sent is the same as every other bit locker encryption for Mac, can read only. The question I asked if there was any recommended ones that would let me copy the files over to my Mac without the cost of between $40-60.. for something which I will probably only use once or twice..
bigroddo wrote:
(not solved) The link you have sent is the same as every other bit locker encryption for Mac, can read only.
If the Mac can read it you should be able to copy it to wherever you like.
The BitLocker that I am thinking about is built into Windows Vista and later, and on recent hardware, writes its recovery key into a motherboard location known as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). That recovery key would not be available anywhere else but on the Windows machine that bitlocker was run, and the content of your USB drive will be worthless anywhere other than on that original Windows machine.
don't think the security of the bitlocker runs that high, its the works I.T requirement, however I can use the drive on any windows pc, insert the usb and it will ask for the password.. I think its to stop any viruses being uploaded to the PC's..which is stupid if I can unlock it on any windows enabled pc and therefore potentially take a virus form one pc to another, but hey as long as it's bitlocker protected then it'll be ok..!! That sounds really secure Microsoft...!!!
The only problem is trying to open it on Mac, as I doesn't recognise the bitlocker program..
Sorry my mistake, I downloaded a free version, which let me unlock the usb drive and see what was there, however I couldn't access or copy any of it..
No need to be sorry. It seems like you will need to purchase it to be able to copy files.
yeah looks that way..
would probably be useful in the long term, just can't justify the $60 price tag..
Only bonus would be that a few of the guys copy new movies onto one of the PC's at work
open a bit locker encrypted usb on Mac OS
