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How can I reformat a drive that contains an encrypted volume?
After OS X 10.7 came out with its disk-encryption features, I encrypted an empty USB thumb drive just for grins. I never used it, and eventually decided to reformat it as a normal drive for use with ...
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How do I format an encrypted Integral Secure Key?
I just bought an Integral Secure Key from the Apple store but am fed up with having to use its own software just to transfer files to it as it does not appear as a normal USB drive in Finder.
How can ...
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Forgot my password to a disk image (.sparseimage)
I'm in trouble right now.
I used Disk Utility to create a sparse image and I cannot remember the password, when I created the file I didn't select to remember in keychain.
Now, I try to enter the ...
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The encryption of an external drive in 10.7.5 does not seem to work. “Conversion Status: NoConversion”
On a Mac running OS X Lion 10.7.5 I have attempted to encrypt an external drive using Disk Utility.
Since this is 10.7, there is no option of right-clicking to encrypt in Finder. Also, there's no ...
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How do I erase an encrypted TimeMachine drive on Mountain Lion if I've forgotten the password?
My question is similar to this question. I have a USB drive that contains an old encrypted backup. I don't remember the password and don't care about loosing the backup - I just want to be able to use ...
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Can I have an Encrypted Partition in a 2 Partitions USB Stick?
I have a new 16Gb USB key and want to take advantage of Disk Utilities feature to encrypt it, however I do need to move data from Mac to Windows from time to time.
Is is it possible to have one FAT ...
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Can't revert CoreStorage, can't reformat physical disk
I bought a new USB drive to use with Mountain Lion's ability to target more than one disk for Time Machine backups. When I first set up the drive, I decided to try encrypting it, which I'm now ...
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Is FileVault distinct from Finder's “Encrypt …” command?
I'm confused by the variety of methods for encrypting drives in Mountain Lion. There are at least four methods,
FileVault in System Preferences;
Finder's "Encrypt..." command;
Disk Utility's "Erase" ...
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How can I mount an encrypted disk from the command line?
When I type diskutil mount disk3 in the terminal, it says Volume(s) mounted successfully. However, the disk is not mounted and I can confirm this by opening the GUI of Disk Utility.app and also the ...
