Disk utility will not encrypt my disk

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Disk utility will not encrypt my disk

I have done this dozens of times with disk utility. I do the same format I have successfully used dozens of times. It follows all the way through the encryption process, creating a password, then allowing me to put documents into my image. However, when I click on the disk name I gave it, it comes up without first asking me for the password. Here is the format I THINK I have been using all along. Grateful for any help.

Name: "Scoobedoo File"

Size: 100 MB (plenty of memory)

Encryption: 128

Partitions: Single Partition - Apple Partition Map

Image Format: Read/Write disk image.

MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013.-OTHER, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on May 2, 2015 1:31 PM

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Answer 1

Kurt Lang

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May 2, 2015 1:41 PM in response to Tom Perkins1

If you're trying to encrypt the entire drive, you don't use Disk Utility for that. You use FileVault in the System Preferences.

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Tom Perkins1 Author

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May 2, 2015 2:37 PM in response to Kurt Lang

No, sir. Just that one created disk. Everything looks perfect, except when I bring it up with Spotlight, it opens without the password.

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Tom Perkins1 Author

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May 11, 2015 8:03 AM in response to Tom Perkins1

Testing, testing. Anybody out there. Could use some help on this. Thank you.

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Eric Root

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May 11, 2015 9:25 AM in response to Tom Perkins1

If you log out/in does it ask for a password? If so, it appears once you open it it stays open until you log out.

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Tom Perkins1 Author

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May 11, 2015 9:30 AM in response to Eric Root

Hi Eric. Thanks for responding!! If "logging out" means ejecting the disk/file. Yes. I.e. when I got to spotlight and ask for the disk, it opens right up without asking for the password. Just never had that problem before and I imagine it's sitting on my nose waiting for me to see it.

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Answer 6

May 15, 2015 8:11 AM in response to Tom Perkins1

Might be that when you entered the password keychain remembered it and just logs in and opens it. Check keychain and remove the password then it will always ask for the password. Careful to not check remember this password in keychain.

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Eric Root

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May 15, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Tom Perkins1

You are welcome. I was wondering if you logged out of the account/restarted does it ask for a password?

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Tom Perkins1 Author

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May 15, 2015 10:23 AM in response to Eric Root

Unfortunately, no. Eric, but AC did catch it. Thank you for responding!

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Tom Perkins1 Author

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May 15, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Community User

AC, thank you SO much. BINGO! When I got into disk utility, I saw the second "link" that asked, "Do you want the password when opening?" Or something like that. I have no idea how it got unchecked. Thank you all!!!

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