[Ti] File Vault

[Robert Nicholson]

Right so it either requires having a secure user and fast user 
switching or keeping
photos and music somewhere else outside of Home and ensuring iPhoto and 
iTunes can find them.

Not sold on FileVault yet.

On Dec 30, 2003, at 7:12 AM, Bill Fox wrote:

> Here's my FileVault horror story 
> <http://www.macsonly.com/arch00312.html#12221>. You should start with 
> a new Home folder, FileVault it and then add your files from a 
> complete backup copy. I didn't lose any files, just suffered a mass 
> loss of correct permissions that still creates problems, like QT6.5 
> not launching. I have yet to find all of the files that need their 
> permissions corrected to allow QT to launch.
>
> FileVault works fine on the new Home Folder I created and am slowly 
> migrating to.
>
> Also, you have to encrypt your whole Home folder, not just folders 
> within it. If you want to encrypt single files or folders, a 3rd party 
> encryption program will do that but not on the fly as far as I know.
>
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2003, at 3:23 AM, Robert Nicholson wrote:
>
>> How many folks are trusting File Vault?
>>
>> Specifically I'm interested in securing my home area however I 
>> currently have Music and Photos and Images which considerably adds to 
>> my $HOME
>>
>> So, I was wondering how many people here actually trust and feel 
>> comfortable having
>> all their information in one image file albiet encrypted?
>>
>> I'm interested in encrypting a documents folder as well as my Mail 
>> folder in case of theft.
>
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