An Admin account on the Mac in question.While root should not to be feared, it must be used with caution: mistakes made while logged in as root may be irreversible. This procedure involves using the root user. Repairing a FileVault-protected Home folder under Mac OS X 10.5 or later Warning: Under Mac OS X 10.5 or later, see "Repairing a FileVault-protected Home folder under Mac OS X 10.5 or later" below.Under Mac OS X 10.3 or Mac OS X 10.4, follow the instructions in the AppleCare® Knowledge Base document "Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: FileVault - How to verify or repair a home directory image." Note that attempting to use this procedure under Mac OS X 10.5 will result in an Operation not supported on socket alert when attempting to mount the disk image.Repairing the disk image that represents a FileVault-protected Home folder depends on the version of Mac OS X used to encrypt the Home folder: Inability to disable FileVault, despite having the necessary free disk space.After logging in, the account appears to have been reset to a new account: the desktop and Dock are set to default values and all personal data is missing.The following problems with a FileVault-protected account usually indicate that its disk image may be corrupted: This is usually as the result of an improper shutdown, such as a power outage or using the power button to shut down the computer after a freeze or kernel panic. Under Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, the disk image is in sparse bundle format.įile system directory corruption can occur in any of these disk image formats.
Under Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4, the disk image is in sparse image format.
Note that Apple® documentation for OS X 10.7 and later - such as Help information - refers to FileVault 2 as FileVault and refers to FileVault in Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier as Legacy FileVault.įileVault-protected Home folders are encrypted disk images. If you upgraded to OS X 10.7 or later without first disabling FileVault encryption on Home folders encrypted under Mac OS X 10.3-10.6, those Home folders remain encypted with the earlier version of FileVault and you cannot enabled FileVault 2. FileVault 2 encrypts the entire startup disk, not individual Home folders.
FileVault disk encryption as implemented in OS X 10.7 and later. This FAQ does not apply to FileVault 2, i.e. You are running OS X 10.7 or later and upgraded without first disabling FileVault protection on Home folders encrypted with FileVault under Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier.You are running Mac OS X 10.3-10.6 and have encrypted one or more Home folders with FileVault.This FAQ specifically applies in the following situations: It addresses repairing FileVault®-protected Home folders that were encrypted with FileVault under Mac OS X 10.3-10.6, aka Legacy FileVault. This FAQ applies to Mac® OS X® 10.3 or later. Repairing a FileVault-protected Home folder
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