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    BitLocked Flash drive on Mac OS

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by southcamp8, May 12, 2010.

  1. southcamp8

    southcamp8 Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys,
    I am going to purchase MBP soon. never used mac os, so, have no idea, but very excited. at any rate, I have several flash drives that were encrypted in Win7 using bitlocker. Will I be able to read those drives in Mac OS? (without dual booting).
     
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    I don't think so.
     
    Seshan, May 12, 2010
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  3. southcamp8

    southcamp8 Notebook Geek

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    so, I need to decrypt the drive in order to use it??? I mean, its just bunch of MS office files that I work with on daily basis
     
    southcamp8, May 12, 2010
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    The problem isn't really the type of files it is holding, it's the proprietary windows encryption.

    If you want the files, you need to decrypt the drive first. If you don't want the files, you can still use the mac to reformat the flash and use it, but those files will be gone.
     
    masterchef341, May 12, 2010
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  5. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    If you insist on having encrypted flash drives you could consider switching to Truecrypt which has Windows and Mac versions available.
     
    Khris, May 12, 2010
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  6. southcamp8

    southcamp8 Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the info.
    The question isn't really if there any encrypting software on mac or win.
    The question is more of "Is there anyway for me to access flash drive that was encrypted using Bitlocker, on Mac OS X?"
     
    southcamp8, May 12, 2010
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  7. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    NNNNNooooo.
     
    Khris, May 12, 2010
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  8. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    un-encrypt it first.... ? I haven't found any tool to allow Bitlocker use on non-Windows systems.... cuz there is little need to, just get rid of bitlocker.
     
    doh123, May 12, 2010
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  9. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yup, you're going to have to decrypt the files and switch to a different encryption tool.
     
    Greg, May 13, 2010
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can run windows inside an virtual machine, then use the flash drive that way.
     
    jackluo923, May 13, 2010
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  11. southcamp8

    southcamp8 Notebook Geek

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    Alright, question is answered. Thank you guys.
     
    southcamp8, May 13, 2010
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  12. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Sure, but sometimes the easiest solution is the best one. Decrypt the files prior to using with your Mac.
     
    Khris, May 13, 2010
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