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Have you encrypted your USB drive with Windows Bitlocker and now want to use it on another computer? The good news is that you can open a Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive on any other Windows or macOS computer, so long as you have the password or recovery key.
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1Connect Bitlocker USB drive to the Windows computer.- Insert the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive into the Windows computer. When you connect the encrypted USB drive to computer, you will be prompted: “This drive is Bitlocker-protected”. The USB drive is not accessible before it is unlocked.
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2Unlock the Bitlocker USB drive with your password.- Double-click on the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive, type in your password in the text box, and click on Unlock button.
- The USB drive is now unlocked and accessible.
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3Unlock the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive with the recovery key.- Double-click on the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive, click on More options , and then click on Enter recovery key .
- Type in the 48-digit recovery key and click on Unlock .
- You will find the USB drive is unlocked and accessible.
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1Download macOS Bitlocker Reader. Bitlocker is not supported on macOS computers, so you can’t open it normally. You will need to download a third-party application.
- When you connect the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive to a macOS computer, you will get the prompt message saying: “You can’t open the “BitlockerToGo.exe” because Microsoft Windows applications are not supported on macOS”.
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2Install macOS Bitlocker Reader on Mac.- Double-click on “cocosenor-macos-bitlocker-reader.pkg” file to begin the installation process.
- On the Install macOS Bitlocker Reader screen, click on Continue >> Install.
- Type in your Mac password and click on “Install Software” to allow this program to install.
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3Connect the USB drive to the Mac computer.- Launch macOS Bitlocker Reader on Mac.
- Connect the Bitlocker-encrypted USB disk to your Mac.
- On the macOS Bitlocker Reader screen, select the Bitlocker USB drive, and then click on “Unlock”.
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4Unlock the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive.- Type in the password for the Bitlocker disk or use the recovery key file.
- Click on Mount . You will find the Bitlocker-encrypted USB drive is unlocked on the Mac computer.
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5Allow macOS Bitlocker Reader to run on Mac.- After clicking on Mount, the "System Extension Blocked" message box may pop up. Please Click on the “Open System Preferences” button. This will open the Security & Privacy screen.
- Finally click on the “Allow” button to allow macOS Bitlocker Reader app run on your Mac.
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- You may find that there is no Bitlocker encryption in Windows 10 Home, Windows 7 Starter, and Windows 7 Home computer, but don’t worry, the Bitlocker-encrypted USB still can be opened normally with the steps above.Thanks
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