encrypted backup over network on a TimeCapsule

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encrypted backup over network on a TimeCapsule

Hello,

I have done regular backups to my TimeCapsule on OS 10.7. As I have upgraded to 10.8 I would like to use the new option to get my backups encrypted (the encryption was not possible with 10.7 to a network drive).

But when I check the encxryption box for the TimeCapsule I seem not to have the choice to also encrypt the existing backups but rather have to start with a fresh backup and all old backups will be deleted.

Has anyone tried it yet?

OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 16, 2012 1:36 PM

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Nachos Libres

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Aug 16, 2012 1:48 PM in response to dape_75

Yes, if you want to use encryption you have to start over. You could go in and manually move your old Time Capsule backup to a folder you create on your Time Capsule that way you still have your old backup and still get the benefit of using encryption from now on.

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dape_75 Author

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Aug 16, 2012 1:58 PM in response to Nachos Libres

all right. Would have been nice not to start all over again. Thx!

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Aug 16, 2012 1:59 PM in response to dape_75

Yeah, sorry, I recently made the decision to do the same - although I had only recently started using Time Machine for backups after using Carbon Copy Cloner for a long time. But with FileVault 2 enabled on my computers it just made sense to have the backups encrypted as well.

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Aug 26, 2012 3:59 AM in response to Nachos Libres

So are you saying that 10.8 Mountain Lion provides the option of encrypted Time Machine backups to a network drive? Can you confirm this? Upgrading from Lion could be the answer to getting encrpted backups.

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Pondini

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Aug 26, 2012 7:04 AM in response to Appleguy514

Yes, Mountain Lion allows encrypting backups made over a network.

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Nov 30, 2012 4:13 PM in response to Pondini

This is HUGE! I was about to sell my Time Capsule just because of this limitation, but was dreading the noise of my firewire hard drive. I'm super excited about this! 🙂

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