{"id":106938,"date":"2024-05-02T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=106938"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:27:37","slug":"mac-usb-external-storage-restriction-policy","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/mac-usb-external-storage-restriction-policy","title":{"rendered":"Create a Mac USB External Storage Restriction Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The macOS USB External Storage Restriction policy prevents access to external storage attached via USB, Thunderbolt, or an SD Card slot. External storage USB devices include thumb\/jump drives, external hard drives, and SD cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>This policy does not block all USB access on your device. You can still connect a USB input device like a mouse or keyboard without issue when this policy is applied to devices. This policy focuses exclusively on external storage connectivity.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Applying this policy restricts your external storage capabilities. You will be unable to mount new attached devices after the policy is applied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing this policy makes the USB ports available again for mounting storage devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any devices attached at the time of application of the policy will still be usable until reboot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This policy applies to all users on a device. Only managed users will receive notifications that storage is blocked. All other users will be silently blocked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a USB External Storage Restriction Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To create a JumpCloud USB External Storage Restriction Policy for Mac<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal: <a href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Policy Management<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>All<\/strong> tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>) to create a new policy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>New Policy <\/strong>panel, select the <strong>Mac <\/strong>tab.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>USB External Storage Restriction Policy<\/strong> from the list, then click <strong>configure<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the <strong>Policy Name<\/strong> field, enter a new name for the policy or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the<strong> Policy Notes<\/strong> field, enter details like when you created the policy, where you tested it, and where you deployed it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select the <strong>Device Groups<\/strong> tab. Select one or more device groups where you want to apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select the <strong>Devices<\/strong> tab. Select one or more devices where you want to apply this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>. If prompted, click <strong>Save<\/strong> again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reboot your system for this policy to take effect.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1602\" height=\"954\" class=\"wp-image-109758\" style=\"width: 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy.png\" alt=\"Screen capture displaying the Mac USB External Storage Restriction policy in the JumpCloud Admin Portal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy.png 1602w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mac_USBRestrictionPolicy-1536x915.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1602px) 100vw, 1602px\" \/>z<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>Any devices attached at the time of application of the policy will still be usable until reboot.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The macOS USB External Storage Restriction policy prevents access to external storage attached via USB, Thunderbolt, or an SD Card [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"support_category":[2925,2852,2862,3082],"support_tag":[],"coauthors":[2835],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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