FileVault 2 is available in. When FileVault is turned on, your Mac always requires that you log in with your account password. Choose Apple menu () System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Click the FileVault tab. Click, then enter an administrator name and password.
(Alternatively, you can also sign in to your Outlook.com account, click your name in the top-right corner, and click Account settings.) Click the Set up two-step verification link. Though you can remove this token in your Windows credential manager and that can be prompted for password when you sign in to Outlook, the token will be regenerated and stored again automatically. Users suggest to make sure the secure access of your desktop and notebook PC because of this change, e.g. Lock you screen or logout your Windows, etc.
Click Turn On FileVault. If other users have accounts on your Mac, you might see a message that each user must type in their password before they will be able to unlock the disk. For each user, click the Enable User button and enter the user's password. User accounts that you add after turning on FileVault are automatically enabled. Choose how you want to be able to unlock your disk and reset your password, in case you ever:.
If you're using OS X Yosemite or later, you can choose to use your iCloud account to unlock your disk and reset your password. If you're using OS X Mavericks, you can choose to store a FileVault recovery key with Apple by providing the questions and answers to three security questions. Choose answers that you're sure to remember.
If you don't want to use iCloud FileVault recovery, you can create a local recovery key. Keep the letters and numbers of the key somewhere safe—other than on your encrypted startup disk. If you lose both your account password and your FileVault recovery key, you won't be able to log in to your Mac or access the data on your startup disk. Encryption occurs in the background as you use your Mac, and only while your Mac is awake and plugged in to AC power. You can check progress in the FileVault section of Security & Privacy preferences. Any new files that you create are automatically encrypted as they are saved to your startup disk. When FileVault setup is complete and you restart your Mac, you will use your account password to unlock your disk and allow your Mac to finish starting up. FileVault requires that you log in every time your Mac starts up, and no account is permitted to log in automatically.
Learn how to for Mac computers in your company, school, or other institution. If you're using FileVault in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you can upgrade to FileVault 2 by upgrading to OS X Lion or later. After upgrading OS X, open FileVault preferences and follow the onscreen instructions to upgrade FileVault. RAID partitions or non-standard Boot Camp partitions on the startup drive might prevent OS X from installing a local. Without a Recovery System, FileVault won't encrypt your startup drive.