Encrypted Apple Core Storage Volume - I'm stuck
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Hey Folks,

So. I've got an image of an old drive from my old Mac which has some files on it I would like to get back, the machine is around 11 or so years old now.

I tried to recover it using TestDisk and PhotoRec but the file partition itself is encrypted.

Has anyone had to deal with this before? Or does anyone recommend a good place to start?

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Thanks
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#2
This should get you started: https://tinyapps.org/docs/cracking-filevault.html
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(12-01-2021, 08:19 PM)pdo Wrote: This should get you started: https://tinyapps.org/docs/cracking-filevault.html

Thanks a lot pdo! That looks promising!
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#4
Please be advised that CoreStorage-technology from Apple is NOT the same as encryption.
When examining CoreStorage on a Windows-machine (based on your screenshot), it gives the impression to be encrypted but it is not.

Make sure you examine the .img on a Mac, and determine over there if encryption is activated or not.
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