Patrick James wrote on 20/2/09 at 14:36 >I think that for Time Machine to backup contents of File Vault >incrementally by file it would not present a problem for security. > >It would need to be that when File Vault is opened on the Mac, then >Time Machine would open its copy. > >Remember that the disc image will "unmount" as soon as the OS is shut >down, logged out, or if the external hard-drive is disconnected, it is >not like a folder in that regard. So there would be no risk of the Time >Machine copy of File Vault remaining open in some way.
I suspect implementation is very much harder than it looks. For instance, a tiny error (network interruption?) would much more easily corrupt the entire vault. I should think that TM does a fair bit of checking and dumps anything it suspects and collects again. You would not notice with a 53k text file, but with a 53 gig one...! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
