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 ...

If you're a first-time Mac user or you just upgraded your device, these six steps are essential to protecting your device ...

Apparently the use of FileVault 2 along with Parallels Desktop on some MacBook Air systems may cause the systems to show the log-in screen twice when cold-booting. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

FileVault is a security feature on a Mac that encrypts all the files and data. ... as well as attempting to use the system when leaving the screen saver.

First, you'll see a hello message, in a cycling selection of languages: Click Get Started, then choose the language you want ...

All good things must come to an end, we’re told, and macOS 10.13 was the very end of the original FileVault, Apple’s file encryption format introduced in OS X Panther 10.3. With the original ...

If you use FileVault and wish to restart remotely, you can do so with the "fdesetup" command; however, this does have some hardware limitations. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...

The beta also reveals a handful of previously undisclosed features such as AirDrop and FileVault. Apple on Thursday released a developer preview of Mac OS X Lion, ...

Apple introduced FileVault in 2005 with Mac OS X Panther (10.3). At that time, it only protected a user’s Home folder.

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 ...