BitLocker for Mac-Access BitLocker Drive on Mac 10.15 Catalina

Apple recently released its new version Mac 10.15 Catalina with more intelligent features, such as the security feature. To protect the users’ privacy, they need to add applications to access data.  And for the BitLocker drive, it is not readable on Mac 10.15 Catalina by default. How can you access the BitLocker drive on Mac computer? You will get the solution here.

Does BitLocker work on Mac?

By default, BitLocker encrypted drive only can be opened on Windows with the password and recovery key file. Mac does not provide the solution to enable this feature. And when you check in Disk Utility, the BitLocker drive is detected by the computer, but you are unable to open, view, edit or transfer files on it.

Is it possible to access BitLocker drive on Mac?

Yes, of course. There are some applications that can help you to make the BitLocker drive readable on Mac, especially the Mac 10.15 Catalina. But you need to make sure that the BitLocker drive is healthy and you have the password/recovery key. Otherwise, there is no way to help you with this issue.

About BitLocker for Mac application—BitLocker Genius

As a matter of fact, BitLocker for Mac application/software works as the agent that helps to build the connections between the encrypted drive and Mac, which enables you to mount Windows BitLocker encrypted drives on Mac. Considering the safety, the software supports you to open, read, and write the BitLocker encrypted drive after you enter the right passcode or recovery key. iSunshare BitLocker Genius is such a tool that helps you to open BitLocker protected external hard drives, USB pen drives, SD cards and etc.

How to Access BitLocker Drive on Mac 10.15 Catalina Computer

Step 1: Installed BitLocker Genius on the Mac computer. You can get it from here.

Step 2: Inject the BitLocker Drive into Mac.

Step 3: Click System Preferences and choose Security & Privacy > Privacy >Full Disk Access. Then you can click the plus sign to add iSunshare BitLocker Genius into the list to get authorization to access the data on Mac 10.15 Catalina.

Step 4: Launch BitLocker Genius and then select the drive with BitLocker mark and click the Unlock button on the navigation toolbar.

Step 5: Next, you can choose to enter the password to unlock the drive. Or you can use the recovery key file to decrypt the drive. No matter which option you choose, you need to click the Mount button in the end.

Step 6: After that, your BitLocker drive is unlocked and you can see it on the desktop. Now, it is convenient for you to read, edit and transfer files between drive and Mac.

Tips: If you want to disconnect the drive, you need to click the Eject button on the navigation toolbar. In this way, the BitLocker drive data will be protected safely. 

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