[Javizun]

Is there a way for me to password protect my external usb hard drive?
I have the western digital passport-and i have some realy crucial information that i cant afford
to just leave open.

I am looking for a mac solution. I did a google search before i decided to ask here
and all i find is programs for windows. I have paralells installed but i wanted to know if its possible to do it within mac.

[Dazed]

Would a password stop someone simply plugging the drive into another machine and accessing it that way?

If its highly sensitive then maybe encryption is the way to go?

[gradient]

You could use use disk utility to create and encrypted disk image on your external and store everything in that. It might take a while to mount but...

[OreoCookie]

I second the suggestion to create an encrypted disk image.