FileVault is a system which encrypts files on a Macintosh computer. It can be found in the Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther" operating system and later.
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How to troubleshoot problems with a hard disk encrypted with FileVault 2?
One of my mac started becoming intermittently unresponsive, so much so that I couldn't even manage to get it to restart regularly. After a hard reset, the pre-boot authentication screen of filevault 2 ...
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Mac OS X Lion (10.7) Drive Encryption
My iMac has two drives (a 256 GB solid-state drive, and regular 2 TB hard drive). The Mac OS X Lion system is installed on the solid-state drive and, like many other users, I have moved my user ...
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Can diskutil encrypt already existing primary boot partition on OS X Lion?
For example this blog entry mentions that an existing partition with /Users can be encrypted, but it also says "secondary driver". Same remark has been mentioned in a few other blog posts I found via ...
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How to login a user with decrypted FileVault home directory?
I'm using OSX Snow Leopard and a FileVault protected home directory for my user. To backup my HDD I make a live rsync backup of a whole filesystem to external drive:
rsync [parameters] / ...
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What are the .efires files on OS X Lion's Recovery HD?
If you mount the Recovery HD that enables OS X Lion File Vault 2, Safari mode, and certain recovery options, you see several .efires files. What format are those and what do they contain?
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How do I change the FileVault login icon on OSX Lion?
I'd like to change the apple on the FileVault login screen to something else. I've searched Google, but none of the links I've found have worked. They all suggest changing one or more of the ...
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Install Truecrypt on a MacBook for whole disk encryption of the Win7 partition in GPT mode?
I see a 2009 post at http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1590313&postcount=3 which ALMOST gets me there but requires MBR partitioning style. Anyway, I followed that and got:
Mac OS X ...
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What’s the password for my FileVault 2 boot volume?
Apple’s support document for FileVault 2 (a.k.a. “full disk encryption” or “FDE”) has lots of information about enabling FDE and what it means for booting the machine. However, it doesn’t cover one ...
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How to allow root user to start up under FileVault 2 in Lion?
I just enabled Whole-Disk Encryption (under the name FileVault 2) in Mac OS X Lion. In the setup process, I was asked to select the users whose passwords can unlock the startup disk. I have the root ...
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Can't log into FileVault user account
You are unable to log into the FileVault user account at this time
Logging in to the account failed because an error occurred
What can I do?
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Mouse/Touchpad not working in Mac OS X Lion Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) with File Vault 2
I set up File Vault 2 in Mac OS X Lion with Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA). In PBA-login my USB-keyboard is working, while using a wrong keyboard layout. I can neither use my magic touchpad nor an ...
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Mounting a FileVault 2 encrypted external Home Drive at boot with OS X Lion
I currently have a three (3) drive setup with OS X Lion.
/ Boot
/Volumes/Home (My Home Directory)
/Volumes/Time Machine (Time Machine Backup)
The Boot and Time Machine volumes are both encrypted via ...
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How do I resize a FileVault 2 encrypted partition?
Running Mac OS X Lion. My current setup is a 250 GB partition, encrypted by FileVault2, for Lion. Old Snow Leopard install is in second half, another 250 GB partition, unencrypted, of the same disk.
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Does FileVault2 on OSX Lion encrypt bootcamp partitions?
When using FileVault2's Whole Disk Encryption, does it encrypt a bootcamp partition? If not, does it still allow access from Windows to the encrypted Mac disk? What about Parallels access of bootcamp ...
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How can I get my Time Capsule to be encrypted with FileVault now that my Macs have full disk encryption?
It seems absolutely idiotic that my disks are encrypted and automatically send all of their data unencrypted to NAS.
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AES-NI support in Lion [closed]
Early 2011 MacBook Pros (with 2720QM Intel CPU or higher) support AES-NI. Mac OS X Lion will be released in August 2011 with FileVault2 but no information have been made available as to whether ...
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FileVault / DiskCorruption
i think about turning on FileVault on my machine, but i'm concerned about dataloss. I often do video-skype and for some reason video-skyping locks up my computer every once in a while and i have to do ...
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Will using FileVault shorten the lifespan of an SSD?
What are your thoughts on using an SSD with Apple's FileVault hard disk encryption?
Will it shorten the lifespan?
Will it decrease the read/write performance?
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Full Disk Encryption for Mac (Not PGP)
I purchased PGP Whole Disk Encryption for my Macbook Pro, and it's exactly what I need. After the Symantec acquisition, PGP no longer sells single licenses of the software so I can't purchase a ...
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OS X: Storing MySQL data securely, on an encrypted FileVault image using a soft link
I am trying to get a macports-installed MySQL to use a data directory stored inside my FileVault-protected home dir.
I used sudo cp -a /opt/local/var/db/mysql5 ~/db/ (the -a to ensure file ...
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Why does OS X automatically logout my user?
I have a new MacBook Air set up with FileVault.
In the Security Preference pane I have "Require password 1 hour after sleep or screen saver begins" enabled, but the "Logout after 60 minutes of ...
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How to store the data of mysql on OS X in an encrypted state?
I have mysql 5.1 installed by macports with it's data dir in the default location, which is outside my user directory that's protected by filevault.
I'd like to store the data in an encrypted state ...
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How to use Time Machine with File Vault
I have a Mac with one user using File Vault. I am enabling Time Machine. How do I make sure the File Vaulted directory gets backed up?
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Using FileVault and online backup on OS X
I use Carbonite for offsite backup, and am considering turing on FileVault on my Mac. If I do so, what will happen to my Carbonite backup? Will Carbonite have to redo the entire backup? Does ...
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OS X Filevault doesn't dismount when remote login (e.g., ssh) ends, locking out console login
I have a Mac Mini that's shared among several users at my house, including being our media server and the file server for baking up our laptops (via rsync/ssh) which are a mix of Mac/Linux/Windows. ...
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A mac with two hard drives and file vault, what are my options?
I currently have a mac, running Mac OS X, with one hard drive. My home directory is encrypted with FileVault and then I have a /Users/Shared that is not encrypted and is readable by other users (i.e.: ...
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Mysterious OS X FileVault-related home directory
I recently enabled FileVault on Snow Leopard, and after doing so, found a directory /Users/<myusername>.4529809818604982560, containing the original (unencrypted) contents of my home directory, ...
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Apple remove dir - user.sparsebundle
The Sparse bundle directory in my Mac Snow Leopard is taking lot of space.
I don't have an option to disable FileVault on my Mac. Would like to know the after affects of removing the sparse bundle ...
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FileVault is not finishing
I enabled FileVault in OSX SnowLeopard, and chose to encrypt my home directory and use Secure Virtual Memory.
3 days have passed since I turned it on, and it's not finished yet. I am stuck on the ...
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How do I recover data from a vaulted macbook drive?
My macbook has recently gone up in flames, mostly, and I now find myself in the position of attempting to recover data from its drive.
I was using file vault to protect almost all of my data. How ...
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Reclaiming deleted disk space from file vault
I have my main user account encrypted with file vault.
After deleting some data (like 20 GB) my free space on the hard drive hasn't change (yes I emptied the trash, confirmed that the files are ...
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Mac OS X full-disk encryption, with Time Machine
I want to encrypt at least my home partition on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5. I know both File Vault and TrueCrypt would do this, but I also want to keep on using Time Machine to back up my ...
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Decrypting and reading a FileVault sparsebundle in Linux?
My MacBook's HD started failing recently. Fortunately most of the data was properly backed up and most of the other important data could be retrieved by hooking up the drive with the help of an ...
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MacBook Migration Assistant and FileVault
I recently got a new MacBook, and want to use Migration Assistant to move my profile. However, I have FileVault turned on. When I tried to do this over an ethernet cable, the Migration Assistant ...
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How secure is Time Machine/FileVault/Dropbox/Google?
Lately, I have been somewhat preoccupied with the security of my computer. Not that I had actually anything to hide, but I just do not want anyone pilfering my data.
So, I set up FileVault in OSX, ...
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Is it possible to recover a deleted FileVault sparse bundle in OS X?
I made a huge noob mistake with my Macbook. I used Disk Inventory X to see why my drive was so full and it showed all my files under my user account as well as a huge amount of data in ...
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Unable to Disable FileVault in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
I want to disable FileVault on my home directory but when I try it the preference pane will freeze for some minutes and than report that I need 65 GB additional free space in my home directory. Now ...
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FileVault performance Snow Leopard
I am thinking of enabling FileVault in snow leopard.
I have tried to find some information regarding the performance, but have been unable to find any.
What are your personal experiences with ...
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Is it possible to recover deleted files from a home folder encrypted with FileVault?
I've erased all contents in the boot partition of my Mac. I thought I had an up-to-date backup using TimeMachine, but unfortunately the home folder wasn't backed up at all, because it was encrypted ...
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OS X Default Browser Resetting to Safari
Every time I reboot my Mac, the default browser resets itself to Safari (from Firefox). I change it in Safari (as illustrated in this question) but it never sticks past a reboot.
Does anyone have a ...
