Decryption time

Not able to reinstall OS on iMac because of ongoing hard drive decryption which has been in process for over 24 hours. Can it take that long and will automatic sleep mode slow down this process?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jun 13, 2022 4:50 AM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2022 10:40 AM

It can take days or even a week depending on the size of the drive and the health of the drive. You can try running the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected, but the diagnostics don't detect many types of failures. Running DriveDx will identify the majority drive failures. Post the complete DriveDx text report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper. If your iMac has a Fusion Drive, then make sure to post the report for both the SSD & hard drive.


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Jun 13, 2022 10:40 AM in response to Jowood44

It can take days or even a week depending on the size of the drive and the health of the drive. You can try running the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected, but the diagnostics don't detect many types of failures. Running DriveDx will identify the majority drive failures. Post the complete DriveDx text report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper. If your iMac has a Fusion Drive, then make sure to post the report for both the SSD & hard drive.


Jun 13, 2022 6:38 AM in response to ku4hx

I’m not aware of having encrypted anything. My iMac became incredibly slow so I attempted a fresh install of Monterrey OS. Attached is the image I’ve seen on my screen for almost 24 hours.


The last entry on the installer log reads:

Jun 12 iMac startup disk(281): Macintosh HD shouldAppearEnabled: YES


But I get the same screen message that I may not install to this volume because it is currently being decrypted.

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