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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 17:48 -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. 

Um, this sort of went over my head. What did you mean by that? No 
partitions for the whole external USB2 HDD? Currently, there are 2 
partitions (HFS+ [TM backups] and FAT32 [portability to access files 
on any devices]).
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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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