I used to be able to encrypt any drive by right-clicking on it and choosing "Encrypt DriveName".
Just bought a new 64GB USB drive and the encrypt option no longer shows up in the menu:
I don't see an option for encrypting in Disk Utility.
Help! What am I doing wrong?
Thank you very much!
OS 10.13.4
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Did you actually format that USB drive or did you just plug it in out of the package?
If you did just plug & play, it is probably formatted to FAT32 or ExFAT instead of HFS+ or APFS, which is why you don't see that option available in the right-click menu.
You will have to re-format the USB drive with the Disk Utility to either of those formats.
Did you actually format that USB drive or did you just plug it in out of the package?
If you did just plug & play, it is probably formatted to FAT32 or ExFAT instead of HFS+ or APFS, which is why you don't see that option available in the right-click menu.
You will have to re-format the USB drive with the Disk Utility to either of those formats.
Contacted company. They said it is a known bug with High SIerra and their USB and they are working on it.
Really good idea; thanks!
It did indeed come as some version of "FAT" but I already erased it and reformatted, so that's why I'm so puzzled that the normal "Encrypt" option is nowhere to be found:
This is what I get right-clicking on "USBSSD" on my desktop, or the finder sidebar. Both offer the option to encrypt, so not sure what is happening with yours....
Agree. Got that option to "Encrypt DiskName" for years when right clicking on a disk. That's why I am so confused about not seeing it now...
Cannot Encrypt USB Drive
