With this command run, the system will enable FileVault and save the designated user as the account authorized to unlock the hard drive. The redirect to the "recoverykey.plist" file (or whatever ...

A bug in OS X 10.7.3 exposes legacy FileVault users, but there are some workarounds to prevent this from happening. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author ...

As I explained in our complete guide to FileVault 2, FileVault 2 lets Lion users encrypt their entire startup drive.When a Mac with FileVault enabled starts up or restarts, a special login screen ...

To enable personal FileVault. For most users, it’s a simple process: In the Finder, choose Go > Go To Folder. Paste in /Library/Keychains and click Go.

Apple today updated its macOS 12.3 beta release notes to warn macOS Catalina users ... installing macOS Monterey 12.3 beta or macOS Big Sur 11.6.4 beta on a volume with FileVault enabled ...

When Mac OS X 10.7 Lion introduced full disk encryption, called FileVault 2, it was a huge improvement over the original FileVault, which only encrypts a user's home folder. And because of the ...

To other users on the same Mac, however, all files in the user's home directory cannot be accessed. The upside: FileVault comes by default in OS X; no need to buy a more expensive version of the ...