I have a gateway hard drive from an old PC that I have reformated to MAC OS Extended Journal, how to I add password protection?
iMac (M1, 2021)
It is never rude to ask a question.
Because the Encryption option is not available to you via Finder, that suggest it you need to use Disk Utility to Encrypt the external drive. Just beware that you will need to copy everything to another drive and then back, because using the following directions will erase the drive.
see > Encrypt and protect a storage device with a password in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
I don't mean to be rude, but how does that relate to having password protection added to an external drive? I'm sorry but getting into the weeds about drive partitioning is not my forte.
I am attaching a screen shot showing that there is no "Scheme pop-up menu" per the instructions and no Encryption option. Sorry to be such a problem.
You need to select and reformat the entire Hitachi drive, not just the System or Gateway volumes.
Again, beware because Reformatting and Encrypting will erase everything on the drive.
Wait, Gateway is one drive it is not part or a subset of another drive. I named it Gateway, I could name it anything. It is an entity unto itself.
I don't have an Hitachi drive.
I'm sorry, I didn't pick up on that. It is from a very old laptop, best guess vintage 2007. Thanks for pointing that out to me.
That worked, I didn't understand how the "protection" worked. I thought it would be whenever I accessed it, but it is when it is plugged into the computer. Thanks for all you help and patience.
You're welcome.
how to password protect an external disk drive
