How to password protect an external drive for Macs

Here are the steps we take to protect an external hard drive:

  1. Open Disk Utilities
  2. Select the drive to protect
  3. Select Erase
  4. Rename the drive
  5. Provide a secure password and a useful hint
  6. Erase and recreate the password protected drive
  7. Enjoy protect external assets

1. Open Disk Utilities

How to password protect an external drive for Macs. In The Digital. utilities folder icon
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How to password protect an external drive for Macs. In The Digital. disk util icon

2. Select the drive to protect

How to password protect an external drive for Macs. In The Digital. select drive from disk utilities

3. Select ‘Erase’

Renaming external drive on a Mac

4. Rename the drive

Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)

5. Provide a secure password and a useful hint

set complex auto-generate password for external drive

6. Erase and recreate the password protected drive

Erasing and recreating password protected drive for Macs

7. Enjoy protect external assets

Drive created and password protected for use on Macs

Disk was: Elements
Disk now: TimeMachine MacBook Pro