![]() ![]() ![]() So, I look at my list of users and there is no "System Administrator" listed per se' and I didn't create one and name it that. Excuse me a second while I hypervenelate. I haven't tried my root pw, but I will when I get home (gasp, hope I can remember it). So I tried my own password (which is simply a carriage return since I don't use a password) - nope, no go. Username reads "System Administrator" (not admin) and the password field is then blank. I can boot into it normally with admin rights and without being challenged for a password.Īll is fine, until I run disk utility, then I am challenged for. My emergency (2nd internal drive) is where the wierdness comes from. My primary volume (internal drive) boots up normally without challenge and password since I elected not to use a password (yeah, I know it's shameful to do that). ![]() See Protect your Mac information with encryption.First, thank you very very much for your replies.Īs a sole user of that Mac, I'm admin no matter what. You can also encrypt a disk and protect it with a password without erasing it. You can encrypt your data without erasing it by turning on FileVault in the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences (see Encrypt Mac data with FileVault). If the Security Options button is not available, you can’t use Disk Utility to perform a secure erase on the storage device. Secure erase options are available only for some types of storage devices. (Optional) If available, click Security Options, use the slider to choose how many times to write over the erased data, then click OK. To change the password later, select the volume in the sidebar, then choose File > Change Password. In the sidebar, select the storage device you want to encrypt.Ĭlick the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose GUID Partition Map.Ĭlick the Format pop-up menu, then choose an encrypted file system format.Įnter and verify a password, then click Choose. If Disk Utility isn’t open, click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, type Disk Utility in the Search field, then click the Disk Utility icon. In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, choose View > Show All Devices. If the device contains any files you want to save, copy them to another storage device or volume. ![]()
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