I need to prevent FileVault from stopping my system from booting
Reviewed on 16 June 2023 • Published on 26 May 2021
Security & Identity (IAM):
You may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have created a Mac mini M1
Apple FileVault is a disk encryption feature. Ensure that FileVault is not enabled on your Mac mini M1. If enabled, it will prevent your system from booting.
To turn off FileVault, go to System Preferences click on Security, then FileVault, then click the button that says turn off FileVault.
Important:
If FileVault is enabled and your Mac mini reboots for whatever reason, it will ask for the FileVault password during the boot process, before you can access the machine using VNC or SSH. You will not be able to restart it or to recover your data if FileVault is enabled!