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I have turned off FireVault as it was making my Mac run slow (according to genius at Apple). But a box has come up with the systems pref logo and msg re my ability to use the Mac while disc is being decrypted etc. But in that box there are 2 options - cancel or turn off encryption. I turn off encryption (even though I thought I’d already done this. But nothing happens. Thoughts? What does this mean. Surely my laptop isn’t running that slow?
gillalow wrote:
I have turned off FireVault as it was making my Mac run slow (according to genius at Apple). But a box has come up with the systems pref logo and msg re my ability to use the Mac while disc is being decrypted etc. But in that box there are 2 options - cancel or turn off encryption. I turn off encryption (even though I thought I’d already done this. But nothing happens. Thoughts? What does this mean. Surely my laptop isn’t running that slow?
You have to let the Mac finish the encryption / decryption process before you make further changes.
All or nothing, flipping the switch back and forth is no good.
You can see the state of FileVault in your
>System Preference>Security & Privacy>FileVault
ref: Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple ...
gillalow wrote:
I have turned off FireVault as it was making my Mac run slow (according to genius at Apple). But a box has come up with the systems pref logo and msg re my ability to use the Mac while disc is being decrypted etc. But in that box there are 2 options - cancel or turn off encryption. I turn off encryption (even though I thought I’d already done this. But nothing happens. Thoughts? What does this mean. Surely my laptop isn’t running that slow?
You have to let the Mac finish the encryption / decryption process before you make further changes.
All or nothing, flipping the switch back and forth is no good.
You can see the state of FileVault in your
>System Preference>Security & Privacy>FileVault
ref: Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple ...
Filevault doesn't impact system performance that much even when using a slow hard drive. Either you have a software issue, a file system issue, or you have a failing hard drive.
You can try running the Apple Diagnostics. However, the diagnostics don't detect a lot of drive failures so run DriveDx to check the health of the hard drive. Post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper.
To look for possible software issues, run EtreCheck and post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper.
FireVault, encryption issues
