Updating to 10.9 and FileVault

[Crazy Badger]

I've never done a OSX update with FireVault switched on and wondered what the standard practice was. I'm assuming I can just leave it switched on, and almost ignore the fact it's running, running the OSX upgrade as I would without FileVault switched on?

The GM seems pretty stable on my iMac, compatibility issues now resolved with beta versions from a couple of developers, so was going to stick on the MBA but then worried about FileVault (which I don't bother with on iMac)

 

[maflynn]

You can leave it on without any worries, though I will say any OS upgrade should include a backup before undertaking the operation.

 

[Crazy Badger]

Thanks. I would always take a Time Machine backup before any upgrade, but that has made me think of another question! Is the Time Machine backup from a FileVault drive encrypted too?

 

[maflynn]

Is the Time Machine backup from a FileVault drive encrypted too?

Not by default, You can specify to encrypt the backup which is in the preference pain.

 

[Crazy Badger]

Thanks again!

 

[mfram]

I upgraded my ML install to Mavericks GM with a FV2 encrypted volume. No problems. It upgraded and kept the encryption enabled.

 

[Crazy Badger]

Great to hear! I backed up my MBA last night and created a Mavericks USB drive so I could update in work today. Unfortunaltey the USB stick wasn't recognised (not sure why) so will try again tomorrow...

 

[Crazy Badger]

Upgraded this morning in about 30 minutes!

Only a couple of expected incompatible apps (TotalFinder & TotalSpaces) which I already had Mavericks upgrades for.

No problem with the FileVault other than having to enter the password at a couple of points during the installation.

 

[0983275]

I upgraded my ML install to Mavericks GM with a FV2 encrypted volume. No problems. It upgraded and kept the encryption enabled.

Confirmed.

Upgraded to Mavericks GM, everything was left intact.