[Randman]

Decided to try filevault out (I've always just used an encrypted disk image if I needed to secure files). I decided to try it out on my Mac mini. All seemed to go well but now when I try to turn it off, I get an error message saying the copying couldn't take place.

I moved my music folder to my external HD so space shouldn't be a problem.

Any ideas?

[workerbee]

Originally Posted by Randman

Decided to try filevault out (I've always just used an encrypted disk image if I needed to secure files). I decided to try it out on my Mac mini. All seemed to go well but now when I try to turn it off, I get an error message saying the copying couldn't take place.

I moved my music folder to my external HD so space shouldn't be a problem.

Any ideas?

This happened here under 10.4 (which had a bug with sparseimages >1 GB). It worked, however, when I tried it again under 10.4.1.

[Randman]

I'm on 10.4.1.

[Randman]

Hmm, it seems that it was the Sparse image problem after all. It was showing as 74+GB, basically the entire hard drive. I tried compressing it via Terminal but that failed. I've ended up creating a new user and migrating stuff from my external drive and backups to the new user.

It's not that bad as I kept my PB safe since I have my work stuff on it, just an inconvenience.

[CharlesS]

Argh. I don't trust SPARSE images at all.

[workerbee]

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Argh. I don't trust SPARSE images at all.

Yea, I don't feel very much at ease with my home folder in an invisibly-mounted sparse image, and would much prefer for Apple to implement an encrypted file system for 10.5... although I have to say that I've only lost data to a crash once.

[ApertureFoto]

I tried to turn FileVault on my 12" Rev B PB yesterday and it told me that it could not be done because I did not have enough free space. It told me that I required 400ish GB of space to turn on FileVault....all the while I only have about 60GB of data on the PB???

Hmmmmm??? I'm lost!

Kris

Originally Posted by Randman

Decided to try filevault out (I've always just used an encrypted disk image if I needed to secure files). I decided to try it out on my Mac mini. All seemed to go well but now when I try to turn it off, I get an error message saying the copying couldn't take place.

I moved my music folder to my external HD so space shouldn't be a problem.

Any ideas?

[TheSpaz]

Your topic kinda reminds me of my "Spotlight Woes" topic... heh.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by TheSpaz

Your topic kinda reminds me of my "Spotlight Woes" topic... heh.

Maybe because of the word "woes"

-t

[owl1]

sorry I can't help. but love the smile face hiting his head on wall