How do I encrypt my USB drive (Mac)?

To encrypt a USB for Mac, you will need to make sure the format of the drive is "HFS+" (How do I do that?) as this is the only format OS X supports for encryption.

If you need to format your USB, save the work elsewhere first as formatting will completely erase the drive. Drives formatted with HFS+ can only be used on Mac.

  • Open Finder
  • Right click the USB stick that you want to encrypt then select Encrypt

  • Choose a password and a hint
  • Click Encrypt Disk

From now on the password will be required to open the USB.

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