MacBook Air Mid 2012
Processor: 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
60.7 Flash Storage
OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.1
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ diskutil list | pbcopy
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `internal,'
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 0: GUID_partition_scheme *60.7 GB disk0
-bash: 0:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
-bash: 1:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 59.8 GB disk0s2
-bash: 2:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
-bash: 3:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `internal,'
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +59.4 GB disk1
-bash: 0:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ Logical Volume on disk0s2
-bash: Logical: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ AB0F3B34-5A12-4F50-A7E3-68444155D4C8
-bash: AB0F3B34-5A12-4F50-A7E3-68444155D4C8: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ Unlocked Encrypted
-bash: Unlocked: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ /dev/disk2 (external, physical):
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `external,'
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$ 0: STORAGE *536.9 GB disk2
-bash: 0:: command not found
Mauros-MacBook-Air:~ Mauro$
You pasted the output of the command into the Terminal window. Please don't do that. Start over, and this time paste the output into a reply on this web page. Don't copy anything from the Terminal window.
I'm confused then, I don't understand.
You got most of it right. You pasted the command into the Terminal window. The output was on the Clipboard. All you have to do after that is start a reply on this page and paste. You know how to do those things.
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *60.7 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 59.8 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +59.4 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
AB0F3B34-5A12-4F50-A7E3-68444155D4C8
Unlocked Encrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: STORAGE *536.9 GB disk2
Please back up all data, then run this command in the same way as before:
diskutil partitionDisk disk2 GPT jhfs+ Untitled R
That should give you a drive with one data partition named "Untitled", which you can then rename and/or encrypt.
Back up what data exactly?
Back up what data exactly?
All data that you intend to keep. You must do that whether you follow my other instructions or not. You will eventually lose every bit of data that isn't backed up, no matter what you do. If you don't know how to back up, please see below.
Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support
I believe that I got it now, thank you!
do you mean the data on the external thumbdrive?
I'm trying to encrypt a 512GB USB Flash Drive on MacBook Air OS X EL CAPITAN, However when I click on "Encrypt", create a password and then click "Encrypt Disk" I get this error "A partition, not a whole disk, is required for this operation." Help?
