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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Encrypt existing Time Machine backups?
Date: 11 Oct 2015 18:07:25 GMT
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Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015-10-11 13:45, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>> 
>>> I cannot seem to find this option anywhere in Mac OS X v10.8.5. I
>>> already encrypted the new SSD last weekend, but the external USB2 HDDs
>>> are not encrypted. I'd like to encrypt them too.
>>> 
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>> 
>> System Preferences > Time Machine > Options > Encrypt backup disk.
> 
> No option for that there that I see ... OTOH, mine are already encrypted 
> so maybe the option is removed.

Looks like the option was removed, so instead you remove and re-add the
volume:

<https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14202?locale=en_US>

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