Encrypt a folder

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rony-z Author

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Encrypt a folder

I have an iMac with home folder sync and backed up to CrashPlan central by default.

The local home folder is not encrypt.

"Under" this synced home folder's iMac I have an important folder that I want to encrypt locally.

In this folder I'm adding / deleting / changing sub folders data.

Is it possible to Encrypt ALSO this home folder's folder and its sub folders locally and also with CrashPLan ?

as my data is encrypt with CrashPlan offsite but locally I don't have any secure option now.

Thanks.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), null

Posted on Mar 14, 2015 7:34 AM

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Answer 1

Barney-15E

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Mar 14, 2015 7:48 AM in response to rony-z

You can either encrypt the entire drive with FileVault, create an encrypted disk image to store those documents, or use a third-party program.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4790

How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image - Apple Support

If you create a disk image, don't save the password in the keychain as then it would unencrypt anytime it was double-clicked while logged in as you.

If you use Time Machine, you want to use a sparse bundle disk image as it will only backup the changes instead of the entire image.

i Don't know how CrashPlan would deal with either a sparse image or a sparse bundle.

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Barney-15E

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Mar 14, 2015 7:44 AM in response to rony-z

Have you ever attempted to restore from CrashPlan? You may want to verify you can actually restore everything as-is. I've seen quite a few complaints of problems with that with all of the online backup solutions.

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rony-z Author

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Mar 14, 2015 7:56 AM in response to Barney-15E

Hi.

I Can restore even through the CrashPlan iOS app.

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rony-z Author

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Mar 14, 2015 8:00 AM in response to Barney-15E

Please reply something as I want to mark your answer as solve my question

thanks.

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Barney-15E

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Mar 14, 2015 8:25 AM in response to rony-z

ronenhaim wrote:

Hi.

I Can restore even through the CrashPlan iOS app.

I Realize that is how they say you can. Just wondering if you get everything back in the right place, in the right format.

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Barney-15E

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Mar 14, 2015 8:25 AM in response to rony-z

Happy to have helped.

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rony-z Author

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Mar 14, 2015 12:08 PM in response to Barney-15E

Thanks

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