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Q: FileVault stuck on "Encryption Paused"

After upgrading my MPB to Yosemite, I elected to turn on FileVault. In the Security & Privacy panel of System Preferences, the status shows "Encryption paused" and the text under the progress bar reads, "Connect power adapter to resume encryption." Trouble is, I am running from the power adapter!

 

I have rebooted and tried another power adapter. The battery icon in the menu bar correctly changes from battery to power adapter as I connect and disconnect. However, the encryption status never changes. I have left the machine running overnight with no change.


Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 7:25 AM

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  • by DarkCrow,

    DarkCrow DarkCrow Feb 1, 2015 4:38 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Feb 1, 2015 4:38 PM in response to zinnjd

    So just got 10.10.2 installed and guess what. They didn't fix it. Still stuck on paused and I just can't go through the hassle of a clean install.

  • by Petehok,

    Petehok Petehok Feb 1, 2015 10:07 PM in response to DarkCrow
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    Feb 1, 2015 10:07 PM in response to DarkCrow

    Same here. I have tried everything suggested on this thread, but nothing has helped. I know that reinstalling the whole system might do the trick, but I don't want to go through the process of moving my files around and reinstalling all the applications and updates. This kind of problem SHOULD be fixed by an update. Actually it already should have been fixed! I'd like to know the reason why Apple hasn't reacted to this because it obviously is a universal problem. Are they stuck too?

  • by BubbaBro97,

    BubbaBro97 BubbaBro97 Feb 2, 2015 7:08 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Feb 2, 2015 7:08 PM in response to zinnjd

    I am having this problem as well. I was on the phone with Apple for 35 mins tonight and they told me to reinstall OS 10.10 which I did, but the problem is still here. So I just waisted about 2 hours trying to fix thing. I'm going to make an appointment with the Genius Bar to fix it. And they better fix it or I will be getting a new macbook.

     

     

     

    2014 Macbook Air, Yosemite 10.10.2

  • by applemyl,

    applemyl applemyl Feb 5, 2015 1:45 AM in response to zinnjd
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    Feb 5, 2015 1:45 AM in response to zinnjd

    I am having this issue as well on a brand new MBP Retina.

     

    Apple, you used to be cool. Reinstalling is something windows users do. I encourage everybody to file a bug at https://bugreport.apple.com/

  • by Eug Park,

    Eug Park Eug Park Feb 5, 2015 11:56 AM in response to BubbaBro97
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    Feb 5, 2015 11:56 AM in response to BubbaBro97

    Hey called them and got directed to a senior there and he did a trick that worked.

     

    Use command+r to repair both your disks.

     

    Then shut it down and hold shift+control+option+power for about 20 seconds.

     

    Give it 5 seconds and restart it with your power adapter it and it should be good to go!

  • by Eug Park,

    Eug Park Eug Park Feb 5, 2015 12:31 PM in response to zinnjd
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    Feb 5, 2015 12:31 PM in response to zinnjd

    Hey called them and got directed to a senior there and he did a trick that worked.

     

    Use command+r to repair both your disks.

     

    Then shut it down and hold shift+control+option+power for about 20 seconds.

     

    Give it 5 seconds and restart it with your power adapter it and it should be good to go!

  • by applemyl,

    applemyl applemyl Feb 5, 2015 1:56 PM in response to Eug Park
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    Feb 5, 2015 1:56 PM in response to Eug Park

    I can confirm this worked!

  • by ardana_robin,

    ardana_robin ardana_robin Feb 5, 2015 2:11 PM in response to Eug Park
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    Feb 5, 2015 2:11 PM in response to Eug Park

    Unfortunately this solutions posted above does not work for me:

     

    Use command+r to repair both your disks.

    Then shut it down and hold shift+control+option+power for about 20 seconds.

    Give it 5 seconds and restart it with your power adapter it and it should be good to go!

     

    I am on an iMac and there is no way to hold shift+control+option+power with the bluetooth keyboard. I tried the repair, and shift+control+option+eject, didn't work. I tried the same process except shift+control+option + iMac power button on machine, and it didn't work. So this is not a solution for all (unless someone can figure out how to make it work for an iMac).

  • by applemyl,

    applemyl applemyl Feb 5, 2015 3:04 PM in response to ardana_robin
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    Feb 5, 2015 3:04 PM in response to ardana_robin

    What shift+control+option+power does on a MacBook is to reset the SMC. Steps to do so on Mac desktops (Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini):

     

    (After using command+r to repair both your disks.)

     

    Shut down your Mac.

    Unplug your Mac's power cord.

    Press and hold the Mac's power button for 15 seconds.

    Release the power button.

    Reconnect your Mac's power cord.

    Wait five seconds.

     

    Good luck

  • by Fuji_80,

    Fuji_80 Fuji_80 Feb 5, 2015 4:26 PM in response to applemyl
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    Feb 5, 2015 4:26 PM in response to applemyl

    Did anyone try turning it off from a different user's account?

  • by gottamacpro,

    gottamacpro gottamacpro Feb 5, 2015 5:48 PM in response to Eug Park
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    Feb 5, 2015 5:48 PM in response to Eug Park

    Thank you thank you thank you !!! I was preparing to reinstall OS etc when I found this solution and it worked on my new MBP 13" !!  I have tried repairing disks before but it clearly needed the SMC reset to complete the trick.

  • by ardana_robin,

    ardana_robin ardana_robin Feb 5, 2015 6:15 PM in response to applemyl
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    Feb 5, 2015 6:15 PM in response to applemyl

    I tried this after logical / partition repairs and it still does not solve the issue:

     

    Shut down your Mac.

    Unplug your Mac's power cord.

    Press and hold the Mac's power button for 15 seconds.

    Release the power button.

    Reconnect your Mac's power cord.

    Wait five seconds.

     

    I also searched the official instructions for reseting the SMC (which doesn't include holding the power button for 15 seconds) but that doesn't work either. Unfortunately for my iMac this does not solve the issue and the problem remains. Sounds like some people have had success but not myself.

  • by Jpcastrov,

    Jpcastrov Jpcastrov Feb 5, 2015 6:58 PM in response to Eug Park
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    Feb 5, 2015 6:58 PM in response to Eug Park

    Did not work for me...

  • by Petehok,

    Petehok Petehok Feb 5, 2015 10:12 PM in response to Eug Park
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    Feb 5, 2015 10:12 PM in response to Eug Park

    Didn't work for me either I use a couple of months old 13" Macbook Pro with retina (bought it before Christmas). Still stuck on "encryption paused".

  • by Gerald Mcdonald,

    Gerald Mcdonald Gerald Mcdonald Feb 6, 2015 5:45 AM in response to scafede
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    Feb 6, 2015 5:45 AM in response to scafede

    Thanks Federico!

    Same problem with a new rMBP 512GB SSD and migrated from a FV2 encrypted MBAir. By quickly using >fdesetup status I was able to see the disk was 98.8% encrypted before it went in to Encryption Paused.

    PRAM reset and repair of drive and partition, and on reboot it finished the encryption and started on optimization. Running fdesetup shows 100% encrypted.

    I was not looking forward to a wipe and reinstall/restore...

     

    Gerald

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