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Encryption Technique: FileVault
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- Version (if applicable):
Operating System with version: 10.4.7
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Did you set a key/password recovery method? Yes
- which one: Master Password
Does the machine have a password to wake from sleep or screen saver? Yes
Did you run a backup before enabling encryption? Yes
- what type of backup do you use: SuperDupr to external hard disk
Other comments about the setup:
The setup was straight forward, though the 2 hour encryption time, followed by additonal time spent deleteing the old Home Directory was a bit unexpected.
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- Initial encryption took a long time: 4.5 hours
- FileVault protected Home Folder treated as a single file by backup software (SuperDuper!) - caused extra challenges backing up and decreases incremental backup performance
- Appears to need to be backed up from another account for SuperDuper! to actually backup the encrypted Home Folder.
- Dreamweaver Sites stored in the Home Folder are not found after FileVault enabled
- I think this is because Dreamweaver uses an explicit unix path, rather than standard Apple file locations. Still going to show up as a problem for our clients
- Recommend moving large (non-sensitive) files outside of the Home Folder before initial encryption to improve both the initial setup and the future backups.