Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-11-18 Thread Arthur Gindin
;>> >>>> Try ctrl power button as that is the key press to bring up shutdown. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> [mailto:macvis

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-02 Thread Donna Goodin
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Monday, 2 October 2017 7:53 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare > > I did. :) > Cheers, > Donna > On Oct 2, 2017, at

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-02 Thread Simon Fogarty
October 2017 7:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare I did. :) Cheers, Donna On Oct 2, 2017, at 12:19 AM, Simon Fogarty mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: HI Donna, If file volt is activated, why not go in and disable it? It’s easy enough to tu

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
ilto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Monday, 2 October 2017 1:47 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: R

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Monday, 2 October 2017 3:01 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare Hi, John, You may be right. I was taken aback when FileVault didn't except my login credentials, and it ki

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 29 September 2017 12:13 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare Hi John, Re shutting down, I've never had to use the menu item, so h

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Donna Goodin
rl power button as that is the key press to bring up shutdown. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@g

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2017 11:49 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare > > Hi, Simon, > > I'm running Sierra. > > the whole thing was just stran

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-10-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
lto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >> Sent: Friday, 29 September 2017 12:13 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@goo

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-29 Thread Donna Goodin
mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Friday, 29 September 2017 12:13 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare > > Hi J

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
Try ctrl power button as that is the key press to bring up shutdown. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 29 September 2017 12:13 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare Hi John

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
n entering password / user details. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2017 11:49 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: File Vault Nightmare Hi, Simon, I'm

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi John, Re shutting down, I've never had to use the menu item, so had forgotten about it being there. No, I do not get a shut down message when holding down the power button, and the CMD-Ctrl-Option-Fn-Power does not seem to accomplish anything here. Re FileVault, when you type your username

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-28 Thread Donna Goodin
legroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2017 2:43 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: File Vault Nightmare > > Hi, all, > > So, unbeknownst to me, it seems that FileVault is activat

RE: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-27 Thread Simon Fogarty
ionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2017 2:43 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: File Vault Nightmare Hi, all, So, unbeknownst to me, it seems that FileVault is activated by default on the new MBPs

Re: File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-27 Thread John Panarese
Even with FileVault, you can turn on VoiceOver and get speech feedback for the prompts. You should first enter your account and hit enter. Then, type your password and hit enter. As for turning off the MBP, provided you have a touch bar, you can hold the power button for a second and you

File Vault Nightmare

2017-09-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi, all, So, unbeknownst to me, it seems that FileVault is activated by default on the new MBPs. This morning I shut my computer off by force quit, because I couldn't get it to shut down normally. When I got home from work, I tried to restart it. Apparently FileVault was activated. I always