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Swapping hard drives regularly?

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InfiniteLoopy

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I have a Mac with Filevault 2 enabled in Yosemite.
I would like to temporarily swap the existing hard drive with another hard drive (which wouldn't have Filevault), swapping back and forth once/twice a day for a couple of weeks.
The reason for this is that each drive is used for a separate project.

Are there any issues in doing so, maybe the Mac refusing to swap drives after a certain amount of times, Filevault locking the drive, reliability, or data integrity?

Thanks
 
I hope you don't mean physically swap. That would be a hassle. Instead, just attach one drive in an external case and boot from the it when you need to. FileVault won't be confused.
 
Yes, I mean physical swap. It's a MacBook with quick access to the drive, so it's a 5 minute job.
So, there won't be any problems if I do this then?

Thanks
 
No. There won't be any problems. Just make sure to shut down the MacBook before you do the swap. Sleep isn't enough.
 
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