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how to password protect external hard
drive on Windows 10 is there a way to
protect an external hard drive with
password the answer is yes in this video
we'll show you how to password protect
external hard drive in Windows 10 using
BitLocker connect the external hard
drive to computer via USB slot right
click on the external hard drive volume
and select turn on BitLocker option from
the context menu choose the option use
the password to unlock the drive then
enter a password click Next it is
important to keep a backup of your
password in case you forget it you have
four options select any method you want
I am saving the password to a file click
Next
click Next click Next
finally click start encrypting to start
encrypting the external hard drive now
just wait under the encryption process
is fully complete this take a few
minutes depending on the size of your
external drive how to access the
password-protected external hard drive
when the external hard drive has been
encrypted with BitLocker the password or
recovery key is required to access the
drive on any device
note that if you want to access his
external drive on a Mac device you
should first turn off its bits lock of
reduction on a Windows PC or use a bits
locker reader for mac to help unlock the
stripe directly on Mac because Mac OS
just not support BitLocker thank you for
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