cannot unlock encrypted APFS Volume
Hi,
I used an external USB drive for Time Machine backups. All of a sudden it does not mount any more.
Unlock fails:
sudo diskutil ap unlockvolume disk3s2 -nomount
Password:
Passphrase:
Unlocking any cryptographic user on APFS Volume disk3s2
Passphrase incorrect or user does not exist
I have not set any Passphrase when setting up the volume. Here I gave the sudo pwd.
Also, another unencrypted volume on same drive does not mount any more:
diskutil ap List:
+-- Container disk3 14CDE3BC-22FC-4D13-AC2C-0F1E58B5B532
====================================================
APFS Container Reference: disk3
Size (Capacity Ceiling): 2990226894848 B (3.0 TB)
Capacity In Use By Volumes: 540555259904 B (540.6 GB) (18.1% used)
Capacity Not Allocated: 2449671634944 B (2.4 TB) (81.9% free)
|
+-< Physical Store disk2s2 2866E9CF-BBD0-412B-BE58-8CE4C55D21BE
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| APFS Physical Store Disk: disk2s2
| Size: 2990226894848 B (3.0 TB)
|
+-> Volume disk3s1 1455E28D-5B1A-43AF-82B9-BE4826FDBF4A
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s1 (No specific role)
| Name: My Passport Volume (Case-sensitive)
| Mount Point: Not Mounted
| Capacity Consumed: 90508578816 B (90.5 GB)
| Sealed: No
| FileVault: No
|
+-> Volume disk3s2 79F60454-C701-4FE7-A14C-0CA6A672A3D7
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APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s2 (Backup)
Name: My Passport for Mac (Case-sensitive)
Mount Point: Not Mounted
Capacity Consumed: 449654915072 B (449.7 GB)
Capacity Reserve: None
Capacity Quota: 1005000003584 B (1.0 TB) (44.7% reached)
Sealed: No
FileVault: Yes (Locked)
Mac mini
