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File Vault, Time Capsule and Encryption.
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<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 992467" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>1st and foremostly i need to say ...' Be careful with filevault ' </p><p></p><p>Have a read of a thread i started, as i had MAJOR problems with it </p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/180474-peoples-take-file-vault-please.html" target="_blank">Peoples take on filevault</a></p><p></p><p>My problem was in short, was once i turned it on and backed up data it got to a stage where i couldnt turn it off at all, because it wouldnt let me due to a lack of space on my HD and other issues.</p><p></p><p>I wood seriously think about using it, unless you have some serious secret squirrel stff you dont want people to get to.</p><p></p><p>Back to your questions</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes it will but only when you log out or switch your machine off ... It doesnt do it on the fly.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Time Capsule will be encrypted only when in is plugged in as your BackUp and you run the backup through TimeMachine. And if it is hooked up all the time it will BAckUp and encrypt your data before your machine is shut down..</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dont have a time capsule but if it like a 3rd party Ext HD then you should be able to partition it through Disk Utility, and make 2 of them, one for you and another for your wife...</p><p></p><p></p><p>On that i dont want to scare you off FileVault but ill never use it again. Was more of a headache than anything in the end. .... </p><p></p><p>Complete reinstall then having to drag all my backed up data over with out anything, that had to do with the system, because it filevault would have still been on </p><p></p><p>ARRGGGHHH lol</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps a little </p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 992467, member: 101749"] 1st and foremostly i need to say ...' Be careful with filevault ' Have a read of a thread i started, as i had MAJOR problems with it [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/180474-peoples-take-file-vault-please.html"]Peoples take on filevault[/URL] My problem was in short, was once i turned it on and backed up data it got to a stage where i couldnt turn it off at all, because it wouldnt let me due to a lack of space on my HD and other issues. I wood seriously think about using it, unless you have some serious secret squirrel stff you dont want people to get to. Back to your questions Yes it will but only when you log out or switch your machine off ... It doesnt do it on the fly. Time Capsule will be encrypted only when in is plugged in as your BackUp and you run the backup through TimeMachine. And if it is hooked up all the time it will BAckUp and encrypt your data before your machine is shut down.. Dont have a time capsule but if it like a 3rd party Ext HD then you should be able to partition it through Disk Utility, and make 2 of them, one for you and another for your wife... On that i dont want to scare you off FileVault but ill never use it again. Was more of a headache than anything in the end. .... Complete reinstall then having to drag all my backed up data over with out anything, that had to do with the system, because it filevault would have still been on ARRGGGHHH lol Hope this helps a little Cheers [/QUOTE]
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