u/hotsausce01

Best way to decrypt a file vault encrypted USB drive and image the data

Hi all,

I’m working on a case with a USB drive that appears to be encrypted with FileVault. The drive was already imaged and we allegedly have the password, but I’m looking for a way to decrypt/image the FileVault partition without altering the data.

I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Does this drive need to be connected to a Mac computer to enter the password, or is there other software that can perhaps mount the image on a Windows machine? Maybe Mount Imager Professional?

If the drive has to be connected to a Mac computer, what’s the best way to image just that partition? (There were other partitions on the drive that were not encrypted.)

Years ago, there was FTK Imager for Mac - I’m not sure if that is still around and supported.

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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u/hotsausce01 — 12 days ago