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Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups?

From ANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Subject Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups?
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.system
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Date 2015-10-11 17:52 -0500

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In comp.sys.mac.apps Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:

> > Oh. I'll try that then.

> Just be aware that doing so will convert the Time Machine disk into a
> CoreStorage volume that can't be repartitioned with the Disk Utility
> app. You'll have to use the diskutil command in Terminal. 

Also, is this true from 
https://discussions.apple.com/message/29093757#29093757's post about 
encrypted TMs making things harder to be portable, recover, etc.?:

"Potentially.  Hard disks are glacial, which means the encryption isn't 
that much of an added burden.   The usual trade-offs are the loss of 
keys, difficulties with portability across operating systems, and the 
need for a long and random key for reasonable security."
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Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 12:37 -0500
  Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-11 17:45 +0000
    Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-11 13:57 -0400
      Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 13:05 -0500
      Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-11 18:07 +0000
        Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 13:11 -0500
          Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-11 18:17 +0000
            Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 14:07 -0500
              Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-11 15:16 -0600
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-11 17:37 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 17:48 -0500
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-11 18:53 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 17:58 -0500
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-12 00:38 -0600
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-12 12:01 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-12 00:38 -0600
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-12 12:01 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-11 17:52 -0500
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-11 19:56 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 08:58 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 09:54 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-12 16:15 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-12 21:32 +0000
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 17:39 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 17:38 -0400
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-12 22:27 +0000
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-12 02:31 +0000
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-13 01:58 -0500
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-13 07:09 +0000
                Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-12 03:04 +0000

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