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Apple Computing Products:
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File Vault prevents repair of HD with Disk Utility
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1647520"><p>Many more than that, really -- but the primary one is that if you lose/forget the password, or the encrypted HD gets corrupted -- goodbye data FOREVER.</p><p></p><p>There's just no good reason to use whole-disk software encryption unless perhaps you're working for a spy agency. Too many risks to justify the "security."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1647520"] Many more than that, really -- but the primary one is that if you lose/forget the password, or the encrypted HD gets corrupted -- goodbye data FOREVER. There's just no good reason to use whole-disk software encryption unless perhaps you're working for a spy agency. Too many risks to justify the "security." [/QUOTE]
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