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    Disk Encryption within Snow Leopard WITH Time Machine

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by exi, Oct 17, 2009.

  1. exi

    exi Notebook Evangelist

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    Using a mid-2009 MBP -- have grown to really like this notebook. Given that it gets carried around often, I'd like to have everything on it protected by something more than just a simple login password.

    I use Time Machine in conjunction with a Time Capsule to keep things backed up, but my understanding is that if I were to enable FileVault to encrypt the disk, I would have to log out of my user account for any backup to actually run. This is pretty inconvenient and a ridiculous issue in general.

    What are my other options, folks? Should I just look into using TrueCrypt? (ETA: apparently TrueCrypt doesn't play nice with Time Machine either...)
     
    exi, Oct 17, 2009
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    exi Notebook Evangelist

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    Any thoughts on how I might go about encrypting this hard drive? Hate to walk around with it wide open.
     
    exi, Oct 19, 2009
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    You should PM some of the folks with a lot of experience with Time Capsules, like CrazyCanuk.
     
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    I like tru crypt and PGP Whole Disk, but I dont backup with TM or a TC

    Time machine does need a user logoff to run when encryption is done with any software that I have ever used

    File vault isnt much better then walking around, with all the tools and exploits for opening it up.
     
    crazycanuk, Oct 19, 2009
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