I want to encrypt at least my home partition on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5. I know both File Vault and TrueCrypt would do this, but I also want to keep on using Time Machine to back up my files. This article seems to indicate that using File Vault means that Time Machine won't back up my files while I am signed in:
It will begin backing up all files to
the connected disk except for those
users who have FileVault turned on and
are currently logged in: they will
have their files backed up when they
log out.
That's no good. While I hope never to need my Time Machine backup, I do require that my files are backed up regularly, and am not willing to log off during the day to ensure this happens.
What are my options?
Best Answer
Full Disk Encryption from Check Point will encrypt your hard drive but also works with Time Machine. The Time Machine backup will run seamlessly in the background and stored unencrypted.