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Q: FileVault stuck on "Encryption Paused"

After upgrading my MPB to Yosemite, I elected to turn on FileVault. In the Security & Privacy panel of System Preferences, the status shows "Encryption paused" and the text under the progress bar reads, "Connect power adapter to resume encryption." Trouble is, I am running from the power adapter!

 

I have rebooted and tried another power adapter. The battery icon in the menu bar correctly changes from battery to power adapter as I connect and disconnect. However, the encryption status never changes. I have left the machine running overnight with no change.


Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 7:25 AM

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  • by Mark DS,

    Mark DS Mark DS Oct 19, 2014 11:31 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Oct 19, 2014 11:31 PM in response to zinnjd

    Having the same issue on my MacBook Pro. Have tried:

    • Unplugging / replugging in power adapter
    • Different power adapters
    • Restarting the MacBook
    • Running "sudo fdesetup status"

     

    All do not resolve the issue.

     

    Apple when will this be fixed!

  • by shahan_k,

    shahan_k shahan_k Oct 19, 2014 11:36 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Oct 19, 2014 11:36 PM in response to zinnjd

    I had the same issue and spent all of yesterday trying to fix it. Unfortunately, my computer was too slow to do anything at all except when on recovery mode. You can start the process of decrypting your files even if the encryption is not fully completed using disk utility in recovery mode by following the steps on this website:

     

    http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/using-disk-utility-to-unlock-or-decr ypt-your-filevault-2-encrypted-boot-drive/

     

    Hope this helps!

  • by himindz,

    himindz himindz Oct 20, 2014 12:20 AM in response to zinnjd
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    Oct 20, 2014 12:20 AM in response to zinnjd

    Here is my solution

    http://himindz.com/blog/?p=116

    1. First in order to bring the machine in some usable condition, unplug the power adapter, so that filevault pauses whatever it is doing.

    2. Now open the terminal (if you can otherwise try hard rebooting the machine)

    3. Then enter following command

    diskutil cs revert /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD -passphrase

    do not forget to replace /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD if needed.

    4. Finally reboot machine,  plug the power adapter back and go to FileVault property page in System Preferences. You should see that FileVault now starts encrypting the disk again and now hopefully it is running as expected that is showing the progress bar moving.

    Remember a 3/4TB SSD/hybrid hard disk may take more than 6 hours to encrypt or decrypt. So be patient and better leave it working overnight.

  • by whooosh12,

    whooosh12 whooosh12 Oct 20, 2014 1:31 AM in response to Jluvmac
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    Oct 20, 2014 1:31 AM in response to Jluvmac

    yeh what a nightmare.

     

    My backup has finally restored and *touch wood* everything seems to be fine. I use my MBP for work so thank god I did that on a Saturday and not a Sunday.

  • by Mark DS,

    Mark DS Mark DS Oct 20, 2014 2:10 AM in response to himindz
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    Oct 20, 2014 2:10 AM in response to himindz

    Thats all well and fine but it appears if my drive is not "revertable"

     

    Running "diskutil cs list" shows

        +-> Logical Volume E3C1FEAD-8C53-4340-BE00-86BFF00F0296
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:              disk1
            Status:            Online
            Size (Total):      999324516352 B (999.3 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   Paused
            Revertible:        No
            LV Name:           Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:       Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:      Apple_HFS

     

    When I run "diskutil cs revert /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD -passphrase" I get:

    Started CoreStorage operation on disk1 Macintosh HD

    Error: -69666: This Core Storage operation is not allowed on a sparse logical volume group

  • by Shaylee Greene,

    Shaylee Greene Shaylee Greene Oct 20, 2014 3:01 AM in response to oreo09
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    Oct 20, 2014 3:01 AM in response to oreo09

    Did this work for you? i'm having the same problem as you where it is stuck at "estimated time remaining"  i dont know what to do

  • by eltonjpt,

    eltonjpt eltonjpt Oct 20, 2014 3:43 AM in response to hikeno19
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    Oct 20, 2014 3:43 AM in response to hikeno19

    This worked for me! Typed in command "sudofdesetup disable" and my status went from around 1/6 of the bar, to nearly finished. Just 40 minutes more until this horrific thing is over!


    Like all of you reported, my MacBook started to become unusable when I turned on FileVault when upgrading to Yosemite. I was so upset! Three days gone with barely being able to use my computer! Thanks!

  • by loicsans,

    loicsans loicsans Oct 20, 2014 4:20 AM in response to eltonjpt
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    Oct 20, 2014 4:20 AM in response to eltonjpt

    eltonjpt, It doesn't seem you have the same issue as most of us. We're talking about a problem stating "Encryption paused" reason being "Connect power adapter to resume encryption." even if the computer is fully charged and the adapter is plugged in.

  • by eltonjpt,

    eltonjpt eltonjpt Oct 20, 2014 4:22 AM in response to loicsans
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    Oct 20, 2014 4:22 AM in response to loicsans

    Sorry, I guess it isn't exactly the same problem. I was just happy that the suggestion above fixed my problem!

  • by loicsans,

    loicsans loicsans Oct 20, 2014 4:24 AM in response to eltonjpt
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    Oct 20, 2014 4:24 AM in response to eltonjpt

    No problem, I wish apple would start acknowledging there is an overall problem with filevault in Yosemite

  • by brian.d,

    brian.d brian.d Oct 20, 2014 6:16 AM in response to loicsans
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    Oct 20, 2014 6:16 AM in response to loicsans

    Same issues with no resolutions. Was on the phone with Apple multiple times and they are looking into it. Unfortunately waiting does not work for me and I ended up backing up the drive, reformatted it and re-installed Yosemite (without filevault) since I didn't see the sudo command tips.

     

    FYI, the process will pause under 2 conditions. 1) running on battery and 2) when booted into safe mode. The safe mode boot halts the encryption process and allows you to backup and copy files,

     

    Best to all, no filevault for me.

  • by oreo09,

    oreo09 oreo09 Oct 20, 2014 7:16 AM in response to Shaylee Greene
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    Oct 20, 2014 7:16 AM in response to Shaylee Greene

    Just an update.  After decrypting, my MBP is back to normal.

  • by Dejan90,

    Dejan90 Dejan90 Oct 20, 2014 2:57 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Oct 20, 2014 2:57 PM in response to zinnjd

    My FileVault is stuck on the Yosemite update now for 3 days already.. It's just saying "connect power adapter to resume encryption".

     

    I tried everything that was written above in the past 2 pages of posts and nothing...

  • by Shaylee Greene,

    Shaylee Greene Shaylee Greene Oct 20, 2014 3:44 PM in response to oreo09
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    Oct 20, 2014 3:44 PM in response to oreo09

    @oreo09 THIS WORKED FOR ME thank you so much!! filevault resumed after i did what you did and it is now OFF! not frozen and not laggy anymore!

  • by Assignment,

    Assignment Assignment Oct 20, 2014 4:19 PM in response to Shaylee Greene
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    Oct 20, 2014 4:19 PM in response to Shaylee Greene

    I'm in the same situation. But when it gives an estimate of time to encryption completion, it's 341 days. Meanwhile my Macbook Air is running hotter than it ever has and the fans never shuts off. This all seemed surprising to Apple when I talked to technical support today. Neither did he have any answers. Now I can't shut off File Vault. On the other hand, the MBA seems to be operating fairly normally, if hot. Argh. 341 days to encrypt?

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