Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

apfs (encrypted)

  1. oxland

    Encrypted APFS volume suddenly not writable anymore

    Hi folks. I have an encrypted APFS volume in the same container as my startup disk and it's worked fine for months, but yesterday when I mounted it (via Disk Utility; I've disabled automount for it), it was mounted read-only. Reading works fine, I just can't write to it. I've tried mounting it...
  2. C

    HELP! Puzzling Black Magic Tests with 1 TB Samsung T7 Shield and m1 air

    Im getting the following speeds with Samsung 1Tb T7 Shield SSD and M1 MacBook Air 8GB (Ventura 13.4.1) running BlackMagic tests: APFS (encrypted): Connected to MacBook: ~750/750 MB/s Connected via USB C Hub: ~230/180 MB/s APFS (no encryption): Connected to MacBook: ~680/680 MB/s...
  3. osculum_est_mortis

    resize external SSD APFS encrypted ?

    hi I have a 2TB ssd with 3 sections ones the main Mac_hd which I store my Mac files . I want to expand Mac_hd and use the 1TB space from Mac_hd2 .. disk2s3 (147gb) is a veracrypt volume I want to leave that alone. how do I expand Mac_hd ?? Ive tried deleting Mac_hd2 and then creating a volume/...
  4. T

    HELP: SSD's “Used” space growing after each Erasing / Formatting & ejecting!

    I bought a brand new Samsung T7 SSD, and I used macOS's Disk Utility to format (erase) it in APFS(Encrypted), scheme: GUID Partition Map. Before erasing (brand new), "Used" space was 108,5 MB. After first erasing as APFS(Encrypted, scheme: GUID Partition Map), "Used" space was just 20 kb. Then I...
  5. C

    It is posible to recover folders accidentally deleted on a Apfs encrypted drive with Big Sur 11.4 version ?

    Hello By mistake I just deleted folders (and empty trash on my Apfs encrypted drive with Big Sur 11.4 version I tried to recover my files using this apps, but no one was able to find it Wondershare Data Recover it 9.5 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard 12 iBoysoft Data Recovery Restorer 4 for mac...
  6. M

    iPad Pro Encrypted APFS external drive on iPadOS 14 - IPP 11"

    Was pleased that iPadOS 14 introduced the ability to access Encrypted APFS external drives, however while I can now see the drive, it will not unlock and cycles back to the unlock dialogue. Anyone else experiencing this? I have tried the usual remedies - change cable; hard reset IPP; use a...
  7. L

    backup / disk format with Superduper

    is the data on the disk at risk during conversion? should one trust the app to make the conversion? other options/methods? risk to data primary concern. another clone prior necessary? xternal disk encrypted, two partitions
  8. J

    Sudden trouble mounting external HD -A good one to fix-

    Hi all, I have an external HD formatted APFS and encrypted with file vault 2. I never had any issues, once you plug the HD you type the FV2 password and works like it should. I used it yesterday and then again 5 hours later: this time I entered the password and I got asked again like I typed it...
  9. M

    Machintosh HD is no longer APFS (Encrypted)

    I have a MacBook Pro with the T2 chip. It came with High Sierra preinstalled. When I Get Info the Macintosh HD on High Sierra, it says the Format is APFS (Encrypted). I have recently upgraded to Mojave and now it says the Format is APFS. It is no longer APFS (Encrypted). I did not do a clean...