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How to Unlock and Decrypt FileVault
If you have tried to enable FileVault and cannot boot into macOS, this guide is for you. FileVault has few requirements and if you do it properly you can have FileVault working without any issues. But if you have not taken measures, you can end up in a sticky situation where you're unable to boot into macOS except the recovery. In my previous post, i already discussed how to enable FileVault. For more information, you can read the guide here
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To unlock and Decrypt FileVault, you need a passphrase which was offered to you when setting up FileVault.
Unlocking and Decrypting FileVault
First you must unlock the drive and then decrypt the FileVault. The very first step is to boot into recovery drive. Once you're booted into recovery, follow the steps below.
1. Login into your Account with your system password.
2. From Utilities, open Terminal
3. Type the following commands
Get a list of APFS Volume on your system
It will provide the list of the APFS volumes. Try to look for the locked volume. In my case, it was disk1s5.
Type:
Enter your passphrase and it will unlock the volume.
Get a list of the users.
You'll see two cryptographic users. You need to use Personal Recovery User
Type:
When promoted, enter your passphrase and it will start the decryption.
To check the decryption status, type:
Once the decryption is completed, you can restart the system and continue to boot into macOS normally. To enable FileVault properly, follow the guide below.
www.elitemacx86.com
If you have tried to enable FileVault and cannot boot into macOS, this guide is for you. FileVault has few requirements and if you do it properly you can have FileVault working without any issues. But if you have not taken measures, you can end up in a sticky situation where you're unable to boot into macOS except the recovery. In my previous post, i already discussed how to enable FileVault. For more information, you can read the guide here
GUIDE - How to Enable FileVault on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]
How to Enable FileVault on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] This guide covers the implementation of FileVault on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. FileVault is a solution provided by Apple which encrypts your complete drive. The credentials to unlock the drive are stored either in the iCloud or the user...
www.elitemacx86.com
To unlock and Decrypt FileVault, you need a passphrase which was offered to you when setting up FileVault.
Unlocking and Decrypting FileVault
First you must unlock the drive and then decrypt the FileVault. The very first step is to boot into recovery drive. Once you're booted into recovery, follow the steps below.
1. Login into your Account with your system password.
2. From Utilities, open Terminal
3. Type the following commands
Get a list of APFS Volume on your system
Code:
diskutil apfs listType:
Code:
diskutil apfs unlockVolume /dev/disk1s5Get a list of the users.
Code:
diskutil apfs listcryptousers /dev/disk1s5Type:
Code:
diskutil apfs decryptVolume /dev/disk1s1 -user XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXTo check the decryption status, type:
Code:
diskutil apfs listOnce the decryption is completed, you can restart the system and continue to boot into macOS normally. To enable FileVault properly, follow the guide below.
GUIDE - How to Enable FileVault on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]
How to Enable FileVault on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] This guide covers the implementation of FileVault on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. FileVault is a solution provided by Apple which encrypts your complete drive. The credentials to unlock the drive are stored either in the iCloud or the user...
www.elitemacx86.com
