Path: csiph.com!optima2.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:10:12 -0500 From: ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) Subject: Re: Any catches on restoring from an old Mac OS X v10.8.5 Time Machine HDD backup to new SSD on a 13.3" MacBook Pro (9,2; MD102ll/A)? Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.portables References: <6q-dnQB5CatBXpHLnZ2dnUU7-W2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> User-Agent: tin/2.2.1-20140504 ("Tober an Righ") (UNIX) (Linux/4.1.3-200.fc22.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:10:12 -0500 Lines: 43 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.103.224.66 X-Trace: sv3-7HeMgZ/dxMDPn9WLXBwIhbq+ufXsIPqcD83OxJteVEC5riVAJPGEfc4gZS0/ggRnn958yin04MiOLbD!Pv9qOyWDYlxJViNDIR6mnjZxjhp8drmL/cw9YAftu/M6UI4qWygWpDnHWzMz3JUW/rJgF3vGif7I!32SPqetw+vFth/kUHfiwHFS7nCC6TeE= X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 4008 X-Received-Bytes: 4120 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1439070778 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32328 comp.sys.mac.system:81345 comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:1019 comp.sys.mac.portables:963 > >> >> I believe he said he already turned on FileVault, which means the > >> >> contents of the drive are encrypted. So I really don't get his hesitance > >> >> to simply erase the volume and hand it over. Apple's not interested in > >> >> spending the considerable time and money it would take to get the data > >> >> off a failing hard drive. > >> > > >> > Actually, it isn't. :( > > > >> You say that as if you have no choice in the matter, which is frankly > >> ridiculous. All you have to do is turn FileVault on, let it encrypt the > >> drive, then erase the drive with a normal erase in Disk Utility. Doing so > >> will ensure even if someone does spend the time and mon to scan the volume > >> will only find garbled encrypted pieces of files that they cannot put > >> together or decrypt. > > > >> You are being unreasonably and extremely paranoid about this considering > >> how easy it is to protect the data from prying eyes. > > > > Isn't it a bad idea to start now on a dying HDD? I know encrypting can > > take a very long time with data on it. I remember encrypting my own > > drives and that took hours and a few days. > Why is it a bad idea? The data is backed up, so losing it isn't a > concern. If the drive dies in the middle of it, the drive is dead and > cannot be accessed to get the data off of it anyway. Alright. I will encrypt before tomorrow's appointment since this HDD death is expected. Maybe it will die before the appointment to show them the problem. Ha. I wonder how long it will take to encrypt. :/ -- Quote of the Week: Allah's Apostle said, "Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set on fire. Allah sent him a revelation: 'Wouldn't it have been sufficient to burn a single ant (that bit you)?'" --Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 54, Number 536 Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link.