Without this, these password reset routines will be useless. The only way to change a FileVault password when you change your account password is by using the Users & Groups system preferences, ...

Change your password The final step once you have secured your system, either by only disabling the legacy FileVault or by optionally enabling FileVault 2, is to change your password.

I've turned on FileVault for the first time ever. It's nice that Apple will store the recovery key for you, but I've put it on my Time Capsule too (which also has an encrypted HDD), just in case ...

This security flaw, apparantly created when Apple left debugging code in the 10.7.3 update, is only triggered with Lion systems in which legacy support for the original FileVault is retained and ...

QUICK ANSWER. To add or change a Mac password, go to System Settings > Users & Groups.Select your login profile and click the Change Password button. To remove a password, ensure FileVault is ...

OS X: FileVault does a great job of protecting your Mac. Every time you boot up, it asks for your password. If you're troubleshooting or providing remote support, though, entering it every time is ...

Apple has released OS X Lion 10.7.4. The update includes performance improvements as well as a bunch of fixes, including the FileVault bug that was recently widely covered across the Web.

Even if you add a password back to that account, FileVault will be disabled for that account unless you specifically re-enable it. I'll walk you through the steps.

FileVault 2 is a feature of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that provides a way to encrypt a full disk drive so that it can only be used by those who know a password ... until now, that is. Passware, a company ...

Several readers have asked recently about what to do with systems they’ve purchased, inherited, or were given to them that were protected by FileVault and the original owner can’t recall or ...