Thomas O'Connell

Q: Filevault Yosemite stalled and won't continue??

My mid 2012 MBP retina is in paused mode of encryption in FileVault.

 

I thought it might be a good idea to use this with all the horror stories you hear about stolen laptops but better to be stolen than use FileVault IMHO :-).

 

It has been in encrypting mode since the day Yosemite was released...I just realized it today and it now shows Encryption paused. When I try to turn off FileVault, the message says to wait until the disk is fully encrypted before turning it off.  I searched for info in this group and the best idea I could find was to reset PRAM - which I did and it went to a screen that said "encrypting - estimating time remaining" to a screen that said to plug in to power adapter (which I already was plugged in to ((tested to be working by unplugging and replugging and screen brightness changed)).

 

Looks like the proverbial catch 22 to me at this point and I'm stuck...any advice appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Tom

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 30, 2014 2:41 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 30, 2014 8:02 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 30, 2014 8:02 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    Back up all data before proceeding. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.

    Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select Disk Utility. In the Disk Utility window, select the icon of the startup volume from the list on the left. Then, from the menu bar, select

              File â–¹ Turn Off Encryption

    Enter the login password of a user authorized to unlock the volume, or the alternate decryption key that was generated when you activated FileVault.

    You can then restart as usual, if the system is working. Decryption will be completed in the background. It may take several hours, and during that time performance will be reduced.

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 30, 2014 9:57 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 30, 2014 9:57 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Hi Linc-

     

    Thanks for your attention.

     

    It took me this long to make a fresh backup...

     

    I've followed your instructions but when I get to the TURN OFF ENCRYPTION part, I am not asked for a password - possibly because the file vault was never activated? At least I don't think it has totally completed the encryption (the "fill" line was very very near the end). I restarted and peaked at the FileVault dialog...it still is asking to be connected to power adapter to resume encryption. The computer does not seem to be suffering in performance at all. I will leave the system running hoping I am wrong, but it seems that nothing is taking place.

     

    Tom

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 30, 2014 10:21 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 30, 2014 10:21 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    So it's asking to connect the power adapter when it's already connected? Is the orange or green LED showing on the connector?

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 30, 2014 10:23 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 30, 2014 10:23 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Yes. I've tried several adapters to be sure it wasn't that and it shows green (and should be fully charged)

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 30, 2014 10:33 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 30, 2014 10:33 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    Please hold down the option key and select

               â–¹ System Information...

    from the menu bar. In the System Information window, select

               Hardware â–¹ Power

    from the list on the left. At the bottom of the scrolling area on the right, you should see this:

    AC Charger Information:

      Connected:     Yes/No

      Charging:        Yes/No

    What are the two values?

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 30, 2014 10:41 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 30, 2014 10:41 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Connected: yes

    Charging: no

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 31, 2014 11:08 AM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 31, 2014 11:08 AM in response to Thomas O'Connell
  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 31, 2014 12:22 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 31, 2014 12:22 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Linc-

     

    Thanks for staying on this for me.

     

    No love. I did the SMC reset and no change

     

    Just to retest the previous question on charging, I ran the battery down a bit and rechecked and the power shows Connected yes and Charging yes.

     

    I've played with some scenarios of restarting with charger not connected and checked status of FileVault - when restarted and not connected to power it just shows the encryption paused but grayed out. When I plug in the power it goes to a blue line but no change in the message.

     

    Tom

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 31, 2014 12:46 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 31, 2014 12:46 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.

    Please triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

    { diskutil list; echo; diskutil cs list; } | pbcopy

    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.

    Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.

    Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear below what you entered.

    The output of the command will be automatically copied to the Clipboard. If the command produced no output, the Clipboard will be empty. Paste into a reply to this message.

    The Terminal window doesn't show the output. Please don't copy anything from there.

    If any personal information appears in the output, anonymize before posting, but don’t remove the context.

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 31, 2014 1:04 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 31, 2014 1:04 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Last login: Fri Oct 31 12:17:38 on console

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ { diskutil list; echo; diskutil cs list; } | pbcopy

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ /dev/disk0

    -bash: /dev/disk0: Permission denied

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *751.3 GB   disk0

    -bash: 0:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

    -bash: 1:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         750.4 GB   disk0s2

    -bash: 2:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

    -bash: 3:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ /dev/disk1

    -bash: /dev/disk1: Permission denied

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$    0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *750.0 GB   disk1

    -bash: 0:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$                                  Logical Volume on disk0s2

    -bash: Logical: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$                                  E3B1EB2E-5950-4D56-8B44-0EFC546E76F0

    -bash: E3B1EB2E-5950-4D56-8B44-0EFC546E76F0: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$                                  Unlocked Encrypted

    -bash: Unlocked: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ |

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$ +-- Logical Volume Group E0AB143E-B794-4202-B956-EC4B3F33BFE3

    -bash: +--: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     =========================================================

    -bash: =========================================================: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     Name:         Macintosh HD

    -bash: Name:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     Status:       Online

    -bash: Status:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     Size:         750418227200 B (750.4 GB)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     Free Space:   0 B (0 B)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     +-< Physical Volume CC7C62B3-F8DE-4E57-AB03-F7834D87304A

    -bash: Physical: No such file or directory

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |   ----------------------------------------------------

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |   Index:    0

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |   Disk:     disk0s2

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |   Status:   Online

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |   Size:     750418227200 B (750.4 GB)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     |

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$     +-> Logical Volume Family 9DF50C63-4F66-4829-82A8-913E42E0136F

    -bash: +-: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         ----------------------------------------------------------

    -bash: ----------------------------------------------------------: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Encryption Status:       Unlocked

    -bash: Encryption: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Encryption Type:         AES-XTS

    -bash: Encryption: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Conversion Status:       Converting

    -bash: Conversion: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Conversion Direction:    forward

    -bash: Conversion: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes

    -bash: Has: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Fully Secure:            No

    -bash: Fully: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         Passphrase Required:     Yes

    -bash: Passphrase: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         |

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$         +-> Logical Volume E3B1EB2E-5950-4D56-8B44-0EFC546E76F0

    -bash: +-: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             ---------------------------------------------------

    -bash: ---------------------------------------------------: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Disk:                  disk1

    -bash: Disk:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Status:                Online

    -bash: Status:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Size (Total):          750046937088 B (750.0 GB)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `Total'

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Conversion Progress:   Paused

    -bash: Conversion: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Revertible:            No

    -bash: Revertible:: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             LV Name:               Macintosh HD

    -bash: LV: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Volume Name:           Macintosh HD

    -bash: Volume: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$             Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

    -bash: Content: command not found

    Toms-MBP-Retina:~ tocmbp$

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 31, 2014 1:40 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 31, 2014 1:40 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    You pasted the output into the Terminal window. Please don't do that. Review the instructions carefully and try again.

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 31, 2014 1:46 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 31, 2014 1:46 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Sorry, Linc...

     

    /dev/disk0

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *751.3 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         750.4 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

    /dev/disk1

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *750.0 GB   disk1

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2

                                     E3B1EB2E-5950-4D56-8B44-0EFC546E76F0

                                     Unlocked Encrypted

     

     

    CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

    |

    +-- Logical Volume Group E0AB143E-B794-4202-B956-EC4B3F33BFE3

        =========================================================

        Name:         Macintosh HD

        Status:       Online

        Size:         750418227200 B (750.4 GB)

        Free Space:   0 B (0 B)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume CC7C62B3-F8DE-4E57-AB03-F7834D87304A

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    0

        |   Disk:     disk0s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     750418227200 B (750.4 GB)

        |

        +-> Logical Volume Family 9DF50C63-4F66-4829-82A8-913E42E0136F

            ----------------------------------------------------------

            Encryption Status:       Unlocked

            Encryption Type:         AES-XTS

            Conversion Status:       Converting

            Conversion Direction:    forward

            Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes

            Fully Secure:            No

            Passphrase Required:     Yes

            |

            +-> Logical Volume E3B1EB2E-5950-4D56-8B44-0EFC546E76F0

                ---------------------------------------------------

                Disk:                  disk1

                Status:                Online

                Size (Total):          750046937088 B (750.0 GB)

                Conversion Progress:   Paused

                Revertible:            No

                LV Name:               Macintosh HD

                Volume Name:           Macintosh HD

                Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Oct 31, 2014 2:06 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell
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    Oct 31, 2014 2:06 PM in response to Thomas O'Connell

    The encryption process is paused. I don't know why. It seems to be a bug. If you can't get decryption started as I suggested in my first comment, you'll have to wipe the volume and restore from a backup. If you can connect the drive to a computer running Windows or a version of OS X older than 10.7, erase it that way. Otherwise see this thread.

  • by Thomas O'Connell,

    Thomas O'Connell Thomas O'Connell Oct 31, 2014 2:12 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 31, 2014 2:12 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Oh my...

     

    Think I'll procrastinate on that... It would seem that there have been enough instances of this that Apple may have a fix?

     

    The backup I made last night overwrought earlier ones...I don't back up the MBP daily like I do my iMac. No data is in danger but what a mess to have to reinstall everything and remember which apps need deactivation like photoshop etc.

     

    Thanks so much for your help. Since the machine seems to run fine except that I'm forced to login manually, I don't see any downside to waiting till Apple steps up or I have a 2-3 window I can spare using the laptop in (just in case it takes a lot longer than I hoped).

     

    Well, cheers...you're the man in this forum!

     

    Tom

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