> On Oct 25, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Oct 25, 2015, at 6:58 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have always been afraid I would lose my key or logon info…then I am in >>> deep trouble…if I get the nerve will turning FileVault on encrypt all 4 of >>> the drives on my MacPro? If the data is encrypted will it have to be >>> unencrypted to be used, (done on the fly?) and can I put the encrypted file >>> in my iCloud drive and DropBox and then when moved to another machine the >>> files can be used? >> > If you forget your account password, you can get into your stuff with your > iCloud password or your recovery key, if you set one. > > It’s pretty easy to add FileVault to your external drives. Just control-click > them and choose to encrypt them from the popup menu. After the drive's > encrypted, you can add the drive’s password to your keychain to make the > mounting automatic. > > Since Dropbox and iCloud are programs running on your Mac, they see the data > as unencrypted and store the unencrypted version in the cloud. Of course, the > cloud images are encrypted by Dropbox and iCloud themselves, so the security > is still protected just as it is now. Basically, the files on the cloud > behave as they would without FileVault.
Addendum: I’m now using Terminal’s "secure remove” (srm) function to accomplish this since there’s now no specific solution in the Finder, without FileVault on any disks. Enter srm (followed by a space) into a new Terminal window, then drag & drop a desired file into the Terminal window at the cursor. The full file path of the file is entered. Press Enter. There’s no feedback except that Terminal is indeed working to srm the file. -russ _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
