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10.4: Increase the max size of a FileVault directory
Authored by: lincd0 on Mar 22, '06 01:26:15PM

Because that would defeat the purpose of FileVault, which is to avoid writing your files to disk in the clear. Deleting a file merely removes the directory entry, not the data.



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10.4: Increase the max size of a FileVault directory
Authored by: murali1080 on Mar 22, '06 04:00:07PM

You can use something like 'secure erase' to overcome the data being left behind even after a transfer to an encyrpted sparseimage. There is an option for it while you choose filevault for an account.



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