FileVault 2 (Mac)

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JohnR

FileVault 2 (Mac)
« on: 10 Nov 2013, 01:59 am »
Is anyone using FileVault 2 for a) backups or b) internal drive?

It seems that for (b) it's simpler to format the drive as encrypted first, rather than try to encrypt a full drive (never seems to move out of the "Encrypting" state).

I'm wondering if Mavericks makes any changes in how things work.

skunark

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Re: FileVault 2 (Mac)
« Reply #1 on: 6 Jan 2014, 02:22 am »
I've been using FileVault 2 on my new MBP, didn't notice a speed change at all.   For the internal drives, you don't format encrypting, you just enable/disable and in the background the system will encrypt/decrypt.   

JohnR

Re: FileVault 2 (Mac)
« Reply #2 on: 7 Jan 2014, 07:52 am »
HI Jim, I've been using it on my backup drives for a while now, haven't been game to try on the system drive yet. Should just bite the bullet, thank you for the input!

J