FileVault recovery key-where is it ??

Question

tweetybird71 Author

Level 1

10 points

FileVault recovery key-where is it ??

I recently turned on FileVault on my MacBook Pro laptop running High Sierra, and when it finished

encrypting 2 or 3 days later, I was told that my disk is now encrypted, but I was not given a

recovery key. I understand that Apple has stored the recovery key in the recovery partition and uses it

to unlock the encrypted disk when I log on to any of my accounts, but I thought that I would also be

told specifically what this recovery key is (as I am not using the iCloud option for getting it if I

forget my login password). So how do I find out what my recovery key is?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Apr 8, 2018 3:49 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Apr 8, 2018 4:36 PM in response to tweetybird71

You may not have one depending on the option you chose.

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

Choose how you want to be able to unlock your disk and reset your password, in case you ever forget your password:

If you're using OS X Yosemite or later, you can choose to use your iCloud account to unlock your disk and reset your password.*

If you're using OS X Mavericks, you can choose to store a FileVault recovery key with Apple by providing the questions and answers to three security questions. Choose answers that you're sure to remember.*

If you don't want to use iCloud FileVault recovery, you can create a local recovery key. Keep the letters and numbers of the key somewhere safe—other than on your encrypted startup disk.

Reply

FileVault recovery key-where is it ??

Similar questions