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A co-worker of mine received this message when trying to turn on FileVault. He got this message no matter if he chose iCloud or recovery key.


Any ideas what is going on?

MacBook Pro (2021)

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 11:33 AM

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Apr 8, 2023 12:56 PM in response to PatricioVincenzo

Hello PatricioVincenzo


Thanks for posting your question in Apple Support Communities.


We understand that your friend is receiving an error message when trying to enable FileVault.

"Some of the formatting information on the disk may need repair. Try using Disk Utility to repair the formatting. Disk Utility examines your disk’s formatting information for errors, then repairs any it finds. See Repair a storage device in Disk Utility."


Click here for more details: If you can’t turn on FileVault on Mac


Best wishes.




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