Encrypting Time Machine drive

Is this possible? When I started Time Machine I get a message that says I'm backing up an encrypted drive to a non-encrypted drive. There's an option for settings, but I don't see any setting to encrypt the backup on the Time Machine drive. Is this possible?

Thanks very much.

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 8:12 AM

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Jan 22, 2020 8:58 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Yes it is possible.

"backup disk from unencrypted to encrypted, your existing backups are erased and new encrypted backup sets are created."

Keep your Time Machine backup disk for Mac secure - Apple ...

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Jan 22, 2020 10:07 AM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you very much Leroy.

Jan 22, 2020 10:10 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Tom Wolsky wrote:

Thank you very much Leroy.

Good computing Tom Wolsky !

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