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Can't turn off Legacy Filevault

I have an iMac with 2 "legacy" filevault accounts from Snow Leopard.


I turned off legacy filevault on one of the two accounts, but the second account, which is a portable home directory, always generates an error during the decryption process. I have tried repairing disk permissions, rebooting etc, nothing works.


Any and all suggestions are welcome!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 6, 2011 7:41 AM

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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 12:16 PM

- open the account (so that the Home is decrypted)

- make a copy of Home folder

- set a new temporary account (Admin)

- restart with this new temporary account

- remove the original Home folder, then remove the original account (via System Preferences - Users & Groups)

- rename the copy with the original name

- add a new account with the same original name via Users & Groups), that is recreated the deleted account


The system ask you if you want to use the existent Folder with the same - OK


At voila you have the account decrypted

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Sep 6, 2011 12:16 PM in response to koenraadfromleuven

- open the account (so that the Home is decrypted)

- make a copy of Home folder

- set a new temporary account (Admin)

- restart with this new temporary account

- remove the original Home folder, then remove the original account (via System Preferences - Users & Groups)

- rename the copy with the original name

- add a new account with the same original name via Users & Groups), that is recreated the deleted account


The system ask you if you want to use the existent Folder with the same - OK


At voila you have the account decrypted

Can't turn off Legacy Filevault

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