Is "File Vault" be activated on iCloud Drive if my Macbook is activated

My Macbook is File Vault activated and would like to know if my iCloud drive is also "encrypted"


Denis

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 19, 2015 8:32 AM

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Dec 19, 2015 10:00 AM in response to dforgues

iCloud Drive data is encrypted but it is totally unrelated to FileVault. For example, my MacBook has FileVault activated but I can easily go to a Windows computer and log in to iCloud.com and access my iCloud Drive data there without entering my FileVault information. I also use a non-Apple cloud backup service and that is similar -- they encrypt my data but FileVault is not involved.

Following has more information on iCloud Drive encryption: iCloud security and privacy overview - Apple Support

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