Pick your password, then click Erase, and the drive is ready to go. To enable device encryption on your Windows 10 Home laptop or desktop computer, use these steps: Open Settings. Give the drive a name, choose an encrypted option under Format (the options are explained here) and choose GUID Partition Map under Scheme. ![]() If the encryption option doesn't appear, the drive needs to be wiped and reformatted to be compatible-open the Disk Utility tool in macOS, click View and Show All Devices, then select the relevant external drive and click Erase. You can encrypt external drives with a password from Finder: Just right-click on them and choose Encrypt. ![]() You'll also need to specify your preferred way of unlocking the system disk if you ever forget your password, either through iCloud or through a dedicated recovery key. There's a FileVault option there, together with some details about what it does. ![]() You can also turn FileVault on (or off) whenever you like by opening the Apple menu and choosing System Settings then Privacy & Security. You'll be asked to enable FileVault when you first set up macOS on a new machine, and it's something we'd recommend.
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