Jenevieve Minelian

Q: time capsule unencrypted

Since upgrading to Sierra, I am getting a message that says i am trying to store an encrypted backup to an unencrypted  disk (Time Capsule version 7.7.7. S/N-C86N406AF9H5).

Any advice or explanation?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12), time capsule encryption error

Posted on Oct 2, 2016 8:10 PM

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  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Oct 3, 2016 1:02 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian
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    Oct 3, 2016 1:02 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian

    The error is unusual and doesn't make sense.

     

    What I would recommend is you

     

    1. Ensure your Mac is not running any anti-virus software which has been shown to cause issues.

     

    2. Mount the TC disk in finder and write a file to it .. this is to ensure you do actually have permissions to write.

     

    3. Change the computer share name.. in preferences on the computer.

    Reset the TC to factory.. no files are lost doing this.. redo the setup in airport utility with all short names.. no spaces and pure alphanumerics. Passwords the same.. but 8-20 characters.. names less than 10 characters please.

     

    4. Start a new backup to the TC and see if it works.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Oct 3, 2016 1:55 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian
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    Oct 3, 2016 1:55 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian

    That message is normal, assuming you are backing up a FileVault encrypted source volume to a non-FileVault encrypted backup volume.

     

    You can choose to encrypt your backups, or not. Use Time Machine's Preferences.

  • by Jenevieve Minelian,

    Jenevieve Minelian Jenevieve Minelian Oct 4, 2016 6:31 AM in response to John Galt
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    Oct 4, 2016 6:31 AM in response to John Galt

    I couldn't find preferences for time capsule. Only for airport utility. The preferences in airport doesn't give options for encrypting disk.

     

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  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Oct 3, 2016 10:43 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian
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    Oct 3, 2016 10:43 PM in response to Jenevieve Minelian

    You cannot encrypt the TC disk.

     

    What you can do is select in Time Machine to encrypt the backup. This is entirely different to encrypting the disk.

     

    If the TM backup of encrypted disk requires you to encrypt the backup then you must select it.. That is the point of John's post.. but I am not sure why it forces you to do it. The option to not encrypt the backup should be available.