Protect data on your Mac with FileVault — by Apple Support
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Shows how to turn on FileVault disk encryption and choose between an iCloud account or a recovery key for unlocking. Warns to keep the recovery key somewhere safe.
Quick steps
- Open Privacy & Security in System Settings and select FileVault
- Turn on FileVault
- Choose an unlock method
- Enable other users
Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.
Source: Protect data on your Mac with FileVault by Apple Support. Licence: Link only (©).
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- 2026-11-02
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- 2026-11-02
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