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32jazzy20

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Q: what is fire vault ?

fire vault and encryption, what is it? and why do it help or hurt?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Feb 17, 2016 5:41 PM

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Q: what is fire vault ?

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by Barney-15E,

Barney-15E Feb 17, 2016 5:44 PM in response to 32jazzy20
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Feb 17, 2016 5:44 PM in response to 32jazzy20

FileVault is full disk encryption. It encodes all the information on your hard drive so that if someone steals your Mac or tries to access it, they can't view the files without the password.
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by leroydouglas,

leroydouglas Feb 17, 2016 6:08 PM in response to 32jazzy20
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Feb 17, 2016 6:08 PM in response to 32jazzy20

Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support
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