fdesetup

CautionFileVault status/enable

fdesetup status

Checks/enables FileVault encryption — pair enablement with a recovery-key escrow process.

Examples

fdesetup statusCheck encryption state

Syntax

fdesetup status / fdesetup enable

Before you run it

Guard the recovery key carefully.

Related commands

manage-bdeManage BitLocker
diskutilDisk management (Mac)

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