How to mount BitLocker encrypted drives in macOS?

Updated on September 17, 2024 by Admin to BitLocker for Mac

We know that we have to mount the drive before we can access any drive in the macOS operating system, and accessing the BitLocker encrypted drive is no exception. By default, we cannot mount BitLocker encrypted drives in the Mac operating system, because BitLocker is a dedicated disk encryption algorithm developed by Microsoft for Windows. This tutorial will teach you how to use Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac to mount a Bitlocker encrypted drive in macOS.

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Tutorial to mount BitLocker encrypted drives in macOS.

Step 1. Download and install Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac.

install BitLocker Anywhere For Mac

Step 2. For macOS Mojave (10.14) and later, you need to grant Full Disk Access to Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac. For more information, please refer to Granting Full Disk Access to Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac.

grant full disk access

Step 3. Run asleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac, right-click the BitLocker encrypted drive you want to mount in main window, then click "Mount Drive".

select BitLocker encrypted drive to mount

Step 4. Enter the password or recovery key, then click "Mount" button to mount the drive.

mount bitlocker encrypted drive
  • Mount as read-only: Allows you to mount the BitLocker encrypted drive in read-only mode.
  • Save credential in keychain: Allows you to save the access credential in Mac's keychain, so you don't need to enter it again the next time you access the drive.

Step 5. When the operation completes successfully, the drive has been successfully mounted and you can see the icon of the driver on your Mac's desktop. You can double-click the drive icon in the main window or the drive icon on the desktop to browse files in that drive.

drive has been successfully mounted

To sum up, Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac can help you mount BitLocker encrypted drives in macOS. After the BitLocker encrypted drive is successfully mounted, you can access the files stored in the drive, for more information please refer to: read and write the BitLocker encrypted drive.

 

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