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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1912812" data-attributes="member: 76746">Thank You Jake for explaining that FileVault is for protecting data if the machine is stolen. Thanks to your simple explanation, I now understand that the files are accessible when the computer is in use by me, with my password. So, I suppose the best defense is the router's firewall.Since my computer doesn;t have the Files option in System Preferences - iCloud, I was having trouble getting folders to iCloud Drive &amp; getting files to open once there. Today, I was able to copy-paste items to either the iCloud on-line web page or to the Finder sidebar. They opened. But....Those folders &amp; contents, after pasting into iCloud are no longer encrypted. All one needs is to get into my computer or the on line iCloud account &amp; private isn't private. So much for my &quot;genius&quot; plan of having a second offsite storage place for my personal files.&nbsp; Such is life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1912812, member: 76746"] Thank You Jake for explaining that FileVault is for protecting data if the machine is stolen. Thanks to your simple explanation, I now understand that the files are accessible when the computer is in use by me, with my password. So, I suppose the best defense is the router's firewall. Since my computer doesn;t have the Files option in System Preferences - iCloud, I was having trouble getting folders to iCloud Drive & getting files to open once there. Today, I was able to copy-paste items to either the iCloud on-line web page or to the Finder sidebar. They opened. But.... Those folders & contents, after pasting into iCloud are no longer encrypted. All one needs is to get into my computer or the on line iCloud account & private isn't private. So much for my "genius" plan of having a second offsite storage place for my personal files. Such is life. [/QUOTE]

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