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PASSWORD PROTECT PORTABLE HARD DRIVE

How to password protect a portable hard drive which has files on it with OSX Big Sur

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 14, 2021 5:11 AM

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Posted on Apr 14, 2021 5:35 AM

Encrypt it.

It must be formatted with a GUID partition table in order to encrypt it. You won’t get an option to encrypt it if it isn’t.

It will be formatted APFS when encrypted.

There isn’t a way to set a password other than encryption.

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PASSWORD PROTECT PORTABLE HARD DRIVE

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