acantril wrote:
Ok so, here are my problems, and ill try and be brief.
1) Warnings are never ok - it's a warning - and for apple to suggest 'its not a problem' is BS.
This would not be the first time Disk Utility gives a warning that could be disregarded. But often Apple does have a tech note telling us that those warnings are expected (a number of years ago there were repeated Access Control List "errors" noted that were non-issues) and I've not yet seen an Apple response to these crypto warnings.
I did tell the Senior Advisor I spoke with that we need to know if these rather dire sounding messages are actually a concern. He did suggest that we all send that feedback about this at Feedback - iMac Pro - Apple.
2) When i enable filevault or disable it, it's instant, no progress bar. This isnt the case on any other apple devices, even those using 10.13 & APFS. this COULD be a iMacPro thing - but it would be nice to know this. Why is this important ? is filevault even on ? it says its on, but if there is no encryption time for a HD with data on it - is it REALLY encrypted ?
As the iMac Pro has the new T2 System Management Controller with a Secure Enclave that already encrypts the SSD, I'm guessing it doesn't require an extra step while encrypting the drive. I'm not sure what the advantage is of doing FileVault on an iMac Pro- Apple says to back up files as that may be the only way to recover them after a hardware failure because of the automatic encryption on these new computers.
3) When filevault is on ... the login screen is REALLY laggy ... stuttering mouse, missed keys - makes typing a password REALLY hard (the KB part is ok when wired, really bad when using BT).
I have not turned on FileVault, so I don't have a direct response to that aspect.
I can tell you that my electromagnetic field is quite complicated with 5 computers, multiple iOS devices, and a wifi hub all within a 5' radius of my keyboard and trackpad. I have found in general that I'm much happier with my Apple BT keyboards and trackpads when they are "wired". The new BT keyboard that came with the iMac Pro is much less prone to disconnection when running wireless than any other BT accessories and has worked flawlessly with my iMac Pro so far for recovery mode and safe boots, etc.
4) then the whole 'missing files' thing in finder.. which is fixed via a finder restart/reboot - ive never had that on other apple devices with the same OS.
That is a pretty weird bug! Scared me pretty good when all my files were gone!!! (spoiler alert: they were all still there) I've found that a secondary click on the Finder icon in the dock and then selecting "relaunch" takes care of that much quicker.
I wonder if they're related...i may be trying a SSD erase soon - becaus ei know this will eat away at me until i fix it.
I did do a Carbon Copy Cloner backup and then erased my iMac's SSD on the recommendation of my Senior Advisor. He suggested not using Migration Assistant to bring back the System that may have caused all the errors, etc. I did manually move my work files from my clone. The System did come from my old MacBook Pro, and I choose not to bring that stuff into the confounding artifacts category after a clean install.
I am very much looking forward to the next macOS update for this machine. I have a number of apps that are really going to kick some butt when optimized for this new powerhouse of a Mac!
Best wishes.