Erase mac os extended journaled encrypted

#Erase mac os extended journaled encrypted password#

#Erase mac os extended journaled encrypted password#

When you are formatting in Disk Utility, it will ask you for a password for the device before the format begins. The only difference is Encrypted encrypts the drive contents.Is there any reason the Mac Extended Journaled encrypted format is not available to me? BTW, IвЂ™m using OS X 10.6.8. I only have 1) Mac OS extended (journaled ), 2) Mac OS extended, 3) Mac OS extended (case-sensitive journaled ), 4) Mac OS extended (case-sensitive), MS DOS FAT and ExFat. But this is not one of the options in the list of formats.Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in вЂ¦ This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Question: Q: Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted ) More Less.If not, try right-clicking in the Finder and see if you can encrypt it from there. Then, try again and see if the encryption option is there. When the drive is not already formatted with a GUID partition table, you must first erase it as Extended (Journaled).By the way none of these versions can be used on a windows, and why would you need case sensitive journaled ?, Mac OS Extended Journaled is a format used in mac for example using the drive or disk for time machine backup, where is encrypted version means is password protected and this key will be needed for decrypting hence your data will be safe.