Freecom ext drive

[Brombeer]

I am new but need help to access my ext drive on my mac. It is password protected can see it in finder with the 3 file to start with.

 

[pigoo3]

If this external hard drive is password protected…I'm not sure we can help. Need that password.

- Are there files on this hard drive you need?
- Has this hard drive always been yours…or did you get it from someone else?

- Nick

 

[Brombeer]

Always been my drive but used on Windows. I removed the password on a windows machine and can now access it but now want to re instate the password protection but having a problem now in that seems like mac does not recognize the freecom software to do it. The password.exe file is there but does not run to install.

 

[lclev]

You are trying to run password.exe on a Mac?? That won't work. Mac OS X does not recognize or run exe files. The password.exe program is a Windows only program. There are options for using the program on a Mac but not within OS X. You will have to use something like bootcamp or vmware or an emulator.

3 Ways to Open Exe Files on Mac - wikiHow

Lisa

 

[chscag]

It sounds like you're trying to use a Windows encryption program on the external drive and setting a password with the Freecom software. Just use FileVault instead and set your password using the FileVault software. You can find FileVault in your System Preferences, Security & Privacy, FileVault tab.