How to Encrypt external USB drives on macOS in 3 minutes
I'm sure there's many tutorials on the web but I was a bit surprised how a simple UI quirk makes this a lot more confusing than it needs to be. Encrypting external media like USB drives (thumbdrives/usb sticks), Hard drives, SSDs can be a bit cumbersome in macOS. This tutorial will walk through the steps needed to create encrypted APFS external media.
It's been awhile since I've done a quick tutorial but this one warranted it as I found this annoying.
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