The last time I tried this, I discovered that some bluetooth keyboards apparently are not compatible with file vault. You might wantt to try to determine if you r keyboard works or have a usb one handy.
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jan 18, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote: Why would one want to lock the drive? I mean, why does one need to do that? Is it so that if someone tries to take your Mac for instance they can't access the information? Could I unlock it with a trusted key? I have one of those, as I recently did this when I have verified my Apple ID. > On 18 Jan 2015, at 9:38 pm, Joseph <ablindvou...@icloud.com> wrote: > > 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 <kgli...@icloud.com> 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 <ablindvou...@icloud.com> 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 <agent0...@internode.on.net> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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