Then when I did a back up it was very quick/normal i.e. ticked/unticked) to ENable encryption (in my previously encrypted drive/partition) So then once I'd encrypted my drive again as per Matthew's fix. The only thing that worked was doing the same as Matthew advised for stopping an encryption process'. 'I could not find any way to cancel it (decryption). What I did (which is what you don't want to do!) was to tick or untick (can't remember which way round it is) the box re encryption in order to DISable encryption in Time Machine (thinking that it would try to encrypt each backup as before, even though the whole drive or part-drive is already encrypted).Īnd what happened is that the whole drive (or in my case the whole partition of drive) started decryption. Here's more detail for anyone that needs convincing or is stuck with it all as I was!
#How to encrypt macbook pro how to
Choose how to unlock your disk and reset your login password if you forget it: iCloud account. Select the folder you want to encrypt, and click Image. Under the 'Advanced startup' section, click the Restart now button. You might be asked to enter your password. Then, click on File > New > Disk Image From Folder. Activating encryption hardware (TPM) Some computer manufacturers do not automatically enable disk encryption hardware. 🙂 ANSWER - leave the box ticked (I think or unticked but either way) in order to ENABLE encryption in Time Machine, even though you've already encrypted the whole/partitionof the drive in Disc Utility with the process outlined in Matthew's reply. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click FileVault. That will open disc utility and you can then follow Matthew's instructionsĪh glad you asked this erotavlas/ Salvatore 🙂 From the menu bar, select File > New Image > Image from Folder. On your MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac, etc., open Disk Utility.
#How to encrypt macbook pro mac
If you are likewise confused, here are simple instructions:Ĭlick on Finder - look for Devices - click on MacBook (in my case)Ĭlick on the icon (picture of a hard-drive and stethoscope in my case) Steps to encrypt folders on Mac with the software. I didn't know where to find Disc Utilities!! if anyone's stuck in a lengthy encryption or decryption process, then Matthew's fix will work! Consider that, for each user, click the Enable User button and enter the user. In case any other users have accounts on your Mac, maybe you see a message that each user must type in their password before they will be able to unlock the disk. The only thing that worked was doing the same as Matthew advised for stopping an encryption process, Click, then enter an administrator name and password. I started DEcrypting my previously-encrypted back up disc by mistake and it was taking aaaaaaages, and I could not find any way to cancel it. (NB in case relevant for anyone I used this with WD My Passport for Mac.) Thank you so so much for taking the trouble to post your answer 🙂 encrypting the back up disc before backing up with Time Machine instead of after.Īfter I'd done this my first back up took less than 45mins 🙂 You can use Password Assistant to select a random strong password by clicking on the Key icon next to the Verify field.Thanks sooooooo much for this, you have saved me loads of time! Choose a password, and make sure you remember it, as you won’t be able to access your folder without it. Once you have selected one of the two options, you will be asked to select a password. For home users, 128-bit AES encryption is more than enough. Then, you will have to select from 128-bit AES encryption or 256-bit AES encryption.By default, the location will be set to the folder location. You can also change the location of the disk image. By default, it will have the folder name but you can change it to whatever you want. You will then be asked to choose a name for the encrypted disk image.
Once you have selected the folder, hit Choose.
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