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August 5th, 2008, 05:14 PM
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| Filevault Stability Hi, I was wondering about File Vault stability in Leopard? I do not have it enabled but I remember in Tiger it would lose my settings and bookmarks every couple of weeks, I would have to regularly export them which is annoying. I do have backups, but since my bookmark folder is modified and added daily, I do not want to lose the information since I do not do entire system backups daily. Is Filevault safe to enable and use without much worry?  |
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#2
August 5th, 2008, 06:41 PM
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| Laptop: use Filevault Mac Mini, iMac etc.: don't bother
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#3
August 5th, 2008, 07:56 PM
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| I don't trust the stability of FileVault - i have read way too many stories about data loss or corruption resulting from FileVault use.
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#4
August 5th, 2008, 08:06 PM
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| The main issue is that, if something goes wrong, all the data in your home folder. Additionally, encrypting media files such as video, photos and music is usually not necessary and can slow down things. However, it is possible to encrypt important data by creating a secure disk image in Disk Utility.
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#5
August 6th, 2008, 02:52 AM
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| Generally: Don't use FileVault. If you have files that truly need to be encrypted, create an encrypted disk image on your desktop (or somewhere else) for those. FileVault has its problems that lead to the "all my files have gone!" type of thread on macosx.com's forums.
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#7
August 7th, 2008, 07:58 PM
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| I once had a look on the web regarding general mac OS X security and one of the recommendations was to turn on FileVault. While I took heed of most of the recommendations, I googled around about FileVault and the horror stories put me right off .... so I honestly think there are other means at hand and the Encrypted Disc Image is a good one.  |
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#8
August 8th, 2008, 08:40 AM
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| Just use an encrypted Disk image explained by Apple here. Then use a program of your choice to make that file invisible. Just remember to exclude that file (before you make it invisible) from Spotlight so it doesn't get backed up, unencrypted. The best policy is is to be insane and abnormally paranoid when it comes to laptops. 
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