Owner's Manual

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Peace of Mind
Whether you’re on the road or at home, security is important. Turn on FileVault to
encrypt your home folder and keep your important data secure.
If you forget your login password,
the master password lets you access
your data. If you forget both
passwords, your data is lost forever.
FileVault
To turn on FileVault, use
Security preferences.
When you do, you must
set a master password.
Use Accounts preferences
to turn on FileVault for
other users on your
computer.
For additional security, select other
options to require a password to
access your computer.
Protected
When FileVault is turned
on, you work with your
files the same way in the
Finder and other
applications. When you
open a file, it is
automatically decrypted
and ready to use.
The icon for your home
folder changes to the
FileVault icon to show that
it is protected.