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FileVault and Performance
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infowarrior
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Oct 27, 2003, 10:50 AM
 
After doing a fresh Panther install I had FileVault do its thing on my home directory. Then I copied my data over, did my apps install, etc.

Interestingly, copying 8GB of my /Music folder into my FileVault home directory took a long time....likely due to the on-the-fly encryption.

Today I removed FileVault (after hearing a bunch of ppl with concerns/bugs and wanting to experiment with some app hiccups that may be as a result of FileVault) -- before doing so, I deleted my /Music directory.

I then copied the same backup /Music directory into my now decrypted home directory -- it only took 6 minutes this time.

So, yeah, when doing filetransfers into/outof FileVault, there seems to be a major performance hit.

At least that's what I noticed. Otherwise, FileVault seemed to be okay.

Rick
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