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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1648055" data-attributes="member: 204485">I can only assume that Apple (and others) think that turning FV off is just a simple matter of clicking a box.&nbsp; No one mentions how long it may take to unencrypt ie. a 500Gb HHD with only 200Gb of storage took 6 hrs.Initially it estimated 15 hrs.This apparent paranoia coupled with the industry enthusiasm for better and better security is frustrating to say the least.&nbsp; I'm sure the exponents of encryption are not the same people who have to repair the problems created by it.One thing I didn't know (actually theres a lot of things I don't know) were the FileVault 2 Pre-Boot Recovery Options described in this article;<a href="https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/yosemites-filevault-2-pre-boot-recovery-options/" target="_blank">https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/yosemites-filevault-2-pre-boot-recovery-options/</a>These instructions provide for three scenarios and by far the best one is; &quot;The I forgot my password option is most useful to folks who had chosen the option when enabling FileVault 2 to use their Apple ID to unlock the disk and reset your password'.Not so good if you didn't so why not suggest it at the start? eg It is suggested you use your Apple ID to unlock FV in case you lose/forget your password.<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry&nbsp; &nbsp; :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1648055, member: 204485"] I can only assume that Apple (and others) think that turning FV off is just a simple matter of clicking a box. No one mentions how long it may take to unencrypt ie. a 500Gb HHD with only 200Gb of storage took 6 hrs. Initially it estimated 15 hrs. This apparent paranoia coupled with the industry enthusiasm for better and better security is frustrating to say the least. I'm sure the exponents of encryption are not the same people who have to repair the problems created by it. One thing I didn't know (actually theres a lot of things I don't know) were the FileVault 2 Pre-Boot Recovery Options described in this article; [url]https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/yosemites-filevault-2-pre-boot-recovery-options/[/url] These instructions provide for three scenarios and by far the best one is; "The I forgot my password option is most useful to folks who had chosen the option when enabling FileVault 2 to use their Apple ID to unlock the disk and reset your password'. Not so good if you didn't so why not suggest it at the start? eg It is suggested you use your Apple ID to unlock FV in case you lose/forget your password.:Angry: [/QUOTE]

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