[OSX-Users] Re: file vault 2 - any takers?

[Chris Andrews]

Files are in encrypted disk images, and passwords are in 1Password (both 256-bit AES). I've never regarded my email as sensitive enough to encrypt, but if I were going to, I would pick one of:

1) FileVault. Cumbersome to set up, and possibly overkill.
2) Encrypted disk image of about 4-8GB containing a copy of Portable Thunderbird. All data is stored in the DMG - mount it when you want to read your mail.

Chris 


On Monday, 15 August 2011 at 15:42, dr. m.c. schraefel wrote:

> 
> On 15 Aug 2011, at 15:37, Chris Andrews wrote:
> >  Well, that's me never turning it on, then. 70GB of files on a 128GB SSD. 
> > 
> > Not that I have anything overly sensitive, and anything even slightly sensitive is already encrypted.
> 
> interesting:
> what are you using for that slightly sensitive purpose? 
> 
> i've tried to put apple mail folders into encrypted disks, but with spotlight on to index them, they've exploded...
> 
> mc
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > On Monday, 15 August 2011 at 13:18, Mischa Tuffield wrote:
> > 
> > > Indeed, it does seem a lot better, and can be used with TimeMachine without the need to hack .plist files. 
> > > 
> > > One note of caution, it will render your machine useless for a while and half, and you need to have as much free space on your hard-drive as you have files in your home dir. 
> > > 
> > > Mischa
> > > On 15 Aug 2011, at 13:09, Steve Harris wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Yes, I use it. It's much better than FileVault 1, which was a huge resource hog, and messed with TimeMachine.
> > > > 
> > > > - Steve
> > > > 
> > > > On 2011-08-15, at 12:57, dr. m.c. schraefel wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > So is anyone using file vault 2 in lion?
> > > > > 
> > > > > How's it going? would you recommend it?
> > > > > 
> > > > > thank you
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > mc
> > 
> 
> 
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