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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