How to Mount or Unmount Flash Drive with BitLocker Encryption on Mac – 6 steps

This article is about how to Mount or Unmount Flash Drive with BitLocker Encryption on Mac. There is no need to worry about it. By default, this needs to be mounted on the drive before opening the BitLocker encrypted USB drive on Mac.

If you want to encrypt your USB drive with BitLocker on Mac, you can use other tools like BitLocker Reader for Mac.

How to Mount or Unmount Flash Drive with BitLocker Encryption on Mac

This is a dedicated tool for Mac users who need BitLocker Reader on Mac. Now, check out the step-by-step guide to install/upload USB drive with BitLocker encryption on your Mac.

Preparation:

• Valid password or recovery key file
• Mac computer
• BitLocker Encrypted Drive

step-by-step guide to install/upload USB drive with BitLocker encryption

Step 1: Download and install BitLocker Reader for Mac on your Mac.

Once the installation is complete, open Launchpad and run BitLocker Reader for Mac.

Step 2: Insert your BitLocker encrypted drive into the Mac and click the Skip button if the error message box “The disk you have not inserted into this computer cannot be read” appears.

Step 3: Select the BitLocker protected USB drive from the list and click the Unlock button.

Click the Unlock button
Step 4: If you remember your BitLocker USB drive password, enter the password and click the Mount button to unlock it instantly and mount the BitLocker encrypted USB drive at once.

Alternatively, you can check the File Use Key box, click the Open button to import the recovery file to the tool, and click the Mount button.

start flashing the drive
Step 5: After the operation is done successfully, open/mount the drive properly and you can see the drive icon displayed on your Mac desktop. It can be used as needed, such as access, read/write data stored in the drive.

drive mounted successfully
the drive icon appears on the Mac desktop
Step 6: When you are done doing all your work with a USB drive, you can unmount or eject the USB drive. mount or remove the drive
Just a reminder

Eject: the disk is still connected to your Mac, but you cannot read/write to it.

You can load it whenever you want.

Eject: Eject the disk from your Mac properly.