how to secure personal info on your mac in case it gets stolen?

I was working and running an eCommerce business at home and had TONS of passwords. It was driving me crazy. I finally started using LastPass

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Hmmm…??? Other comments differ I'd suggest…
At least this wasn't SPAM considering it was for a freebie…
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/34151/lastpass

Slydude said:

Maybe / Maybe not it depends upon how much hardware difference there is between the two Macs and to some extent the software involved. The El Capitan installation in my MacBook Pro will probably boot the iMac I cannot take my Yosemite backup and boot that same iMac because Yosemite pre-dates that iMac.

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Thanks Sly...

You're welcome HTH.

I am puzzled by the initial query. Personally, I use more secure passwords for banking etc whereas for this forum a simple one. When asked if I want to I save user name and password the first time I access a secure site. I also have a password to open my iMac. The only way somebody would be able to access the saved user names or passwords would be if they knew that 'master password' or the 4 figure password to open my iOS devices. In case you don't already know where to find these saved user names and passwords in OSX they can be found in Preferences in Safari and can be revealed by entering your 'master password' again or in iOS in Safari in Settings.

It may be that others think that this is not very secure. I do also have an Open Office Writer file with hints in it.

Randy I just created a password protected .dmg folder using the new version of Disk Utility on El Capitan and I timed myself. It took 38 sec. And that included loading a file into it, closing it, ejecting it and reopening with password.

Rod Sprague said:

Randy I just created a password protected .dmg folder using the new version of Disk Utility on El Capitan and I timed myself. It took 38 sec. And that included loading a file into it, closing it, ejecting it and reopening with password.

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Okay, good!

Are you trying to say that doing the job in Disk Utility is so quick and easy that a third party utility isn't even required? If you are, I can't argue with that. You should use the method that you are most comfortable with.

Well, I haven't had to create one since Mavericks so I thought there may be something more difficult about it with the current version of Disk Utility but if anything it's faster, so I suppose that is what I'm saying, unless a third party app offers additional features or options.

Rod Sprague said:

Well, I haven't had to create one since Mavericks so I thought there may be something more difficult about it with the current version of Disk Utility but if anything it's faster, so I suppose that is what I'm saying, unless a third party app offers additional features or options.

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I think that most folks will find Crypt 3:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crypt3/id413756594?mt=12

to be faster and easier to use, and less intimidating (i.e. there are fewer steps that require some thought). And since Crypt 3 is free, I recommend that folks give it a try.