Why needs Bitlocker for Mac?
Many cross platform users realize the data security so that they encrypted external drive with Bitlocker to protect their important data. However, a warning message: "The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer" is received after inserting Bitlocker drive to Mac.
As we know, Bitlocker drive encryption is developed by Microsoft. But Microsoft has not implemented Bitlocker for Mac client, so Mac cannot recognize Bitlocker encryption. It is why you cannot open a Bitlocker encrypted drive on your Mac without the 3rd party tool.
Bitlocker for Mac
With GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in full force, you have to make your drives being encrypted. Bitlocker is the most truly secure encryption built-in Windows without charge.
Although Microsoft only released Bitlocker for Windows version, but Bitlocker is still compatible with Mac using M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac. It makes using BitLocker for Mac a seamless experience.
M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac is a simple-to-use Bitlocker for Mac app. It can open Bitlocker drive on Mac and enable to read/write Bitlocker drive after supplying the password. Besides that, M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac can also encrypt external drive so that it is protected by Bitlocker.
Bitlocker for Mac features
Read a Bitlocker encrypted drive on Mac
Enter the password to unlock Bitlocker encrypted drive on Mac and then transfer files from the Bitlocker encrypted drive to your Mac computer.
Once the files leave from the Bitlocker encrypted drive, they won't be protected by BitLocker any more.
Write to a Bitlocker encrypted drive on Mac
Enter the password to unlock Bitlocker drive on Mac and then write to this drive. For example, modify, edit, delete files, add new files, rename.
Bitlocker will automatically encrypt these files to prevent the unauthorized access once they are written to this Bitlocker drive.
Mount a Bitlocker encrypted drive on Mac
Enter the password, mount Bitlocker encrypted drive in read-write or read-only mode. After mounting it, you can operate this mounted Bitlocker drive in Finder like a Mac computer's native drive.
Use Bitlocker to encrypt an external drive on Mac
Bitlocker drive encryption can be used to encrypt an external drive with FAT32, NTFS, exFAT file system on Mac OS X 10.11 and later version. Refer to tutorial: How to encrypt USB flash drive with Bitlocker on Mac?
How Bitlocker for Mac works?
1. A healthy Bitlocker encrypted drive is required. If Bitlocker encrypted drive has been corrupted, try M3 Data Recovery to recover lost data from corrupted Bitlocker encrypted drive.
2. Have the correct password or 48-digit recovery key. It will be used to unlock the Bitlocker drive on your Mac computer. If the password and recovery key are unknown or lost, M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac won't break into your Bitlocker drive. Refer to How to unlock the Bitlocker encrypted drive without password and recovery key.
3. The file system of an external drive must be NTFS, FAT32 or FAT32. If the file system is other type, please format it to NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT before using M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac.
How to unlock, open, read, write a Bitlocker drive on Mac?
Step 1: Free download, install and launch M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac on your Mac computer.
Step 2: Connect a Bitlocker encrypted drive to your Mac computer.
If you are using macOS Catalina, open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access > Allow M3 Bitlocker Loader.
Step 3: After inserting Bitlocker encrypted drive, click "Ignore" button when seeing"The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" message.
Step 4: Click Bitlocker encrypted drive in M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac.
Step 5: Enter the password (or recovery key) to unlock this Bitlocker drive.
If you lost the password and recovery key, M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac won't break into your Bitlocker drive. Refer to how to unlock a Bitlocker drive without password and recovery key?
Step 6: Click "Unlock" button to unlock this Bitlocker drive and then it will be mounted in read-write mode.
After mounting this Bitlocker drive, you can operate this mounted Bitlocker drive in Finder like a Mac's native drive. For example, read, write, edit, delete, modify, rename.
Step 7: After completing read and write operations, click "Lock" button in the program to lock your Bitlocker drive.
Step 8: In main interface, click "Eject" button to safely eject Bitlocker drive from you Mac computer. Don't unplug it.
How to use Bitlocker to encrypt external drive on Mac?
Step 1: Free download, install and launch M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac on your Mac computer.
Bitlocker drive encryption function requires Mac OS X 10.11 and later version.
Step 2: Connect an external drive to your Mac computer.
External drive can be USB drive, flash drive, SD card, thumb drive, pen drive, USB stick, external hard drive. The file system of external drive must be NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT file system.
Step 3: Click Encrypt button in toolbar of M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac.
Step 4: Click Encrypt button located at the right side of the specific external drive.
Step 5: Enter the password. It will be used to encrypt external drive and then unlock Bitlocker encrypted drive later.
Step 6: Save the recovery key. It will be used to unlock the Bitlocker encrypted drive if you forget the password in future.
Step 7: Complete Bitlocker drive encryption on the external drive.
Pietro Desiato
2019-08-14 05:10:56
This is the only software that allows me to unlock my drive on my Mac. It's easy to use and gets the job done!
Anonymous
2019-07-16 23:02:35
I have a couple of hard drives encrypted with Bitlocker and M3 Bitlocker Loader works well on my iMac.
James Cobb
2019-04-29 21:02:05
I just wanted to send a thank you to you guys for developing this software.My wife's school computer lost something in the windows files and started to fail to boot properly. She is in charge of some critical projects and had not backed up active files she was working on. I was able to use the OSX Bitlocker utility to unlock the drive (with help from the schools IT) and mount it to my Mac and viola we had her files back. This was so easy to use and it just worked wonderfully. Thank you guys all so much for the work you put into it.
Raymond Kanowitz
2018-10-25 06:24:45
M3 Bitlocker for Mac is the perfect cross platform solution for mac and windows encrypted drives, Bitlocker encrypted drive is mounted like a normal drive once it was unlocked.
Jayson Millson
2018-07-18 06:25:33
I cannot put into words how thankful I am, for having found and used your service. I will highly recommend your software to anyone in the same situation.