Hello, FileVault locks your Hard Drive. When you set it up, you need to decide if you want to use your iCloud info to unlock it, or use the automatically generated recovery key. This key is necessary if you ever need to unlock your drive and you’ve forgotten your credentials for opening the drive. You can also choose to let your Apple ID provide you with the unlock code. If you do this, you need to answer several questions that are stored within Apple. Remember that if you do choose to use FileVault and you have misplaced or forgotten any info for unlocking the drive, if you didn’t use either your iCloud info or your apple id you will not be able to get back into the drive. I suppose that if you have any doubts, you probably shouldn’t use FileVault. JMO.
> On Jan 18, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was going to use FileVault, but I thought it was complicated to setup. I > didn't understand what it wanted. > > If anyone can explain what it needs, please let me know. > > > >> On 18 Jan 2015, at 8:30 pm, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Personally, I recommend using FileVault. I’m not aware of any reasons not to >> use file vault. >> >>> On Jan 18, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> are there any disadvantages in using File Volt? After learning yesterday >>> that it is easy for anybody to re-set my Mac password I am now thinking I >>> should use File Volt. >>> Thanks as always for any great advice. >>> Max >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
