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Hi everyone
just a general question re OSX personal data security. I have 2 main folders where our data is stored - a 'Data' folder at the top level of my Mac and the standard 'Users' folder. I do not want to use FileVault as not everything needs to be encrypted but would like to protect these 2 folders.
I have set up an encrypted disk image for the 'Data' folder - this is working fine.
I am now looking for advice re how to manage the 'Users' home folder. If I set up a disk image for this, the 'expanded' file path will be different to the default path ie - the current file path is 'iMac\Macintosh HD\Users' but the opened disk image path will be 'iMac\Users' as it creates a new volume. I am worried this will create a problem if there are background processes expecting the folders/sub-folders etc to be in a certain location (also not sure if there are other implications).
Not sure what to do so any advice appreciated!
just a general question re OSX personal data security. I have 2 main folders where our data is stored - a 'Data' folder at the top level of my Mac and the standard 'Users' folder. I do not want to use FileVault as not everything needs to be encrypted but would like to protect these 2 folders.
I have set up an encrypted disk image for the 'Data' folder - this is working fine.
I am now looking for advice re how to manage the 'Users' home folder. If I set up a disk image for this, the 'expanded' file path will be different to the default path ie - the current file path is 'iMac\Macintosh HD\Users' but the opened disk image path will be 'iMac\Users' as it creates a new volume. I am worried this will create a problem if there are background processes expecting the folders/sub-folders etc to be in a certain location (also not sure if there are other implications).
Not sure what to do so any advice appreciated!