I use it since I figure it’s a great privacy tool to have in the unlikely event
someone were to get ahold of my computer. It encrypts the data on the Hard
Drive so someone can’t just say disconnect the drive, and plug it into another
computer.
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 11:09, Brad Snyder wrote:
>
Will the mods please pardon my post... but dictation software changing
"personal information" into "personal
infuriation" is one of the best typos I've seen this year! Especially since
misuse of the one will certainly
generate the other. :)
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 04:31:42PM +, Maurice A. Mi
Hi. I have been using file volt for more than then too years now and. Have
had no issues. I just believe one might not wont to. Share personal
infuriation that privet, like medical info, or things that are intended for
work or. school. The. Point is. A mater off personal privacy.
I don't use file vault. I don't find it necessary.
- Brad -
On Apr 24, 2024, at 09:57, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
Thanks, very helpful. I have not decided if I need File Vault but who knows.
>From E.T.'s Keyboard...
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
-Helen Kel
Thanks, very helpful. I have not decided if I need File Vault but
who knows.
From E.T.'s Keyboard...
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
-Helen Keller
My e-Mail:
ancient.ali...@icloud.com
On 4/23/2024 5:05 PM, John Panarese wrote:
If you're talking about a personal rec
Agreed, I’d actually forgotten about the recovery key option.
> On Apr 23, 2024, at 19:05, John Panarese wrote:
>
> If you're talking about a personal recovery key, it is up to the user to keep
> safe. I would definitely not save it as a file on the computer, but instead,
> braille it separate
If you're talking about a personal recovery key, it is up to the user to keep
safe. I would definitely not save it as a file on the computer, but instead,
braille it separately or somehow keep it on a thumb drive that you could access
from another computer. It is best, in my opinion, if you're g
Ok, how do you keep the recovery key? In other words, keep it safe
from others and yet easy to get to it should you need it.
From E.T.'s Keyboard...
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
-Helen Keller
My e-Mail:
ancient.ali...@icloud.com
On 4/23/2024 12:00 PM, Herbie Al
The big difference is the secure login at start up. Otherwise it’s no different.
> On Apr 23, 2024, at 13:22, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> While working with Apple on an issue, I was asked if File Vault was turned
> on, which it isn't.
>
> So am curious what its like to have Fil
onaries@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: File vault on macs with youch bars.
Simon,
In Mojave, you are correct. It didn't work for me on older iterations of the
MacOS, but that may have just been on an older MacBook Pro as well. Because it
didn't on my old
rom: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2018 1:33 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Re: File vault on macs with youch bars.
>
> S
t think what I would have done differently or may be I’m just mistaken
From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2018 1:33 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: File vault on macs with youch bars.
Simon,
In Mojave, you are correct. It did
isionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: File vault on macs with youch bars.
Simon,
In Mojave, you are correct. It didn't work for me on older iterations of the
MacOS, but that may have just been on an older MacBook Pro as well. Because it
didn't on my old 2011 MBP, I didn't even realize t
Simon,
In Mojave, you are correct. It didn't work for me on older iterations of the
MacOS, but that may have just been on an older MacBook Pro as well. Because it
didn't on my old 2011 MBP, I didn't even realize that it may have worked on my
new 2017 model, so I can't confirm how it worked in
Correct me if I’m rong but doesn’t the turn voiceover on at start up or log in
work if you tick the box in sys prefs under users and groups?
Does that not let you get around this issue?
Sent from my iPhone
> On 6/11/2018, at 7:50 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>
> Press and hold the command key
Hi,
Hold the power button down for 6 to 10 seconds then release. Wait another five
seconds then press the power button. Wait another five seconds or so, then
hold down the command key while pressing the power button three times quickly.
You should hear a VO voice say, "Username". Enter your
I’ve tried this multiple times with no luck. One reason seems to be that I
can’t tell if it’s powered on or not, then on top of that, there appears to be
a guest account that the person setting it up forgot to delete, and I haven’t
figoured out even with sighted assistance how to get around it,
Hi,
To add to this, the finger print sensor is not active until the main MacOS is
up and running. That is, you will need to enter your username, then press
return, enter your password, then press return. It will take a little longer
to get to the Finder than it normally would when File Vault
Press and hold the command key and press the finger print sensor button
three quick times to turn on VoiceOver. If Filevault is on, you should get the
prompt to log in.
> On Nov 5, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
>
> I’ve just acquired what I didn’t know was a MacBook Pro with a Touc
Hi,
Try pressing and holding command, then pressing the Touch ID sensor three times
while still holding it down. This should get you VO.
Aleeha
> On Nov 5, 2018, at 12:46 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
>
> I’ve just acquired what I didn’t know was a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar,
> that DBS purchase
In addition, with FileVault turned on, it won’t really be VO, just spoken
prompts. Sorry I misspoke.
Aleeha
> On Nov 5, 2018, at 12:46 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
>
> I’ve just acquired what I didn’t know was a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar,
> that DBS purchased me, only that they’d purchased me a
;>>
>>>> Try ctrl power button as that is the key press to bring up shutdown.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>>> [mailto:macvis
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
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
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
@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
[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
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
> [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
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
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
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
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
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
Hi, Simon,
I'm running Sierra.
the whole thing was just strange. I'm starting to wonder if I'm having
problems with my keyboard. I kept getting the message user ID or password
incorrect, and I know I was typing them correctly. Eventually, Voiceover went
away, and I couldn't bring it back.
Hi Donna,
Which OS version are you using on the MBP?
I use it on my MBA mid 2013.
I have to start VO up at log in as it doesn't speak by default any more,
It talks at this point in a very basic vo voice..
I get the username field and enter my username and hit enter this gives me the
password
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
+1, I have no problem with file vault either. It’s very easy to use, I don’t
even have to hit command F5 any more it remembers to boot with a voice prompt.
I’m using a newer MacBook though.
> On Apr 13, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>
> I use File Volt all the time and have no pro
I use File Volt all the time and have no problem.
I just turn on the computer as normal. After a minute, I press command f 5 and
I am either asked for my password by voice over if I'm using my 2014 Mac Mini
or listen to the bleeps on my I Mac late 2012. If I hear three bleeps after
typing in
Hi Jessica. If you only just disabled FileVault then it’s probably still
decrypting, and you won’t be fully disabled until that’s done. Check in System
Preferences, Security and Privacy, FileVault what the status is. If the button
to turn it on is not there, try again after it appears. You s
I managed to find it, and thought I got it fixed; told it to turn file vault
off, but after I restarted the computer, it defaulted back to file vault being
on again. Am I missing something here?
Maybe it’s for the best that I leave it turned on? Not sure what to do here
exactly.
> On Mar 8,
This would be set in the security area of system settings. It is called
file vault.
On 8 March 2016 at 09:53, Jessica Moss wrote:
> Thanx so much, got it up and running, how do I disable it completely so I
> don't have to keep doing this?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 8, 2016, at 9:27 AM, J
Thanx so much, got it up and running, how do I disable it completely so I don't
have to keep doing this?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 8, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote:
>
> This is Taken directly from the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide:
> Log in to an encrypted account without Voice
This is Taken directly from the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide:
Log in to an encrypted account without VoiceOver
If you turn on FileVault, you must log in to your account whenever your Mac is
restarted or wakes from sleep. VoiceOver isn’t available in the FileVault login
window. Depending on yo
Hi again Ilene,
I'd recommend that you don't use these features until you are more familiar
with OS X. They would only confuse you and in the case of Filevault, could
cause you to lose data.
Marshall
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Eileen Scrivani wrote:
>
> In the set-up process of os on my M
You don’t have to use either one. They are just options. FileVault encrypts
the disk for security and the option for iCloud enables iCloud users to be able
to use their Apple ID passwords to log into their Mac if they forget their
account passwords. However, both features are optional.
Tak
It's been my experience that, if you fail to unlock FileVault and then
restart the machine, you'll fall into the recovery partition (or something
similar to this). If that happens, a Command+F5 should get you into a
running copy of VoiceOver without a problem.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Sh
Yep. Usually happens when you have an external drive plugged in. Was
this the case?
On 6/6/2015 3:35 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote:
I recently had this issue. No idea why, but for some reason I was forced to
reset my Firevolt password. The process was mostly accessible. I was confused
initially,
I recently had this issue. No idea why, but for some reason I was forced to
reset my Firevolt password. The process was mostly accessible. I was confused
initially, because the login process wasn’t working as usual. But it seemed to
force me into some kind of recovery mode type thing, where a co
I see that. It used to be 3 failures, but it now just keeps prompting you for
the password.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer
AUTHO
If you did say you wanted to use your Apple ID then the recovery key is with
Apple. You need the Reset Password Assistant from the recovery HD to get your
FileVault password synchronised with your iCloud one.
If you just wait at the login prompt for a minute without doing anything,
you’ll get
Nope.
On 6/3/2015 7:42 PM, John Panarese wrote:
I think you might get the prompt for your Apple ID password if you fail with
your password the first three times. I’ll need to check this, but I vaguely
recall that being the case.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel,
I think you might get the prompt for your Apple ID password if you fail with
your password the first three times. I’ll need to check this, but I vaguely
recall that being the case.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com
Websit
Right, that's what I'm getting at. But how can you use your Apple ID
accessibly to recover your key if you selected that option?
On 6/3/2015 6:39 PM, John Panarese wrote:
I think this has changed. I believe with Yosemite, you can use your Apple
ID and password as an alternative method if y
Well, for the sake of the OP, I sincerely hope you’re both right. When I next
get chance I’ll do a new initial setup of FileVault and see how it goes, but
the last time I tried it was very clear that I’d need either password or key,
and the only way to change the password was by putting in the
John is right. You can use your iCloud account to unlock your disc.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:39 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>
> I think this has changed. I believe with Yosemite, you can use your Apple
> ID and password as an alternative method if you forget your initial pass
I think this has changed. I believe with Yosemite, you can use your Apple ID
and password as an alternative method if you forget your initial password, but
this must be chosen when you are turning on FileVault. At least, this was the
selection I sued when I turned it on my Mac Book Pro.
Tak
Sorry, no. The recovery key is the intended method to recover. You must have
a copy, or have requested it be stored with Apple. See support article:
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18650?locale=en_GB
You’ll have to recall your password, or get the recovery key. You get the
recovery key during
Yes it is. You can use your iCloud account to unlock your encrypted
disk. See File Vault instructions on either Apple's website or while
setting it up under Yosemite.
On 6/3/2015 12:11 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
You need either a recovery key or a passphrase. You can’t reset your passphra
You need either a recovery key or a passphrase. You can’t reset your passphrase
using iCloud with the intention of then using that passphrase to unlock your
FileVault protected disk. It’s not an online process.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVi
I’m not sure how accessible that dialog is at the FileVault login prompt. I
use FileVault on my laptop, but I haven’t had to go beyond one or two failures.
I guess you can try to see what happens, and then just turn the machine off
with the power button.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Direct
Hi,
I setup File Volt several months ago. When you first start it going it can take
a very long time to encrypt the drive depending how mush you have on it. I
found the Mac very sluggish during this process. After the drive was encrypted
I don’t notice any problems with the system or VO.
Max.
>
The only restrictions I am aware of are that you cannot set your Mac to
automatically log in when rebooting, and the guest user is limited. Guests can
only access the Safari web browser. Aside from that, FileVault is pretty
transparent. When the machine begins booting up, it’ll ask you for your
Thanks Kevin,
Just one other query...
If you copy a file from your Documents folder to a pen drive, does the file
remain encrypted or automatically get unencrypted?
Cheers.
Ian
On 16 Apr 2011, at 15:36, Kevin Shaw wrote:
> Ian,
>
> I had no issues with turning on File Vault while using Voi
Ian,
I had no issues with turning on File Vault while using Voiceover. Everything is
straight forward. You must set a master password to unlock the computer and
decrypt your files if you forget your login password. If you have a large home
folder, the encryption does take a while. I have about
65 matches
Mail list logo
