The Quickest Option: Set up a New Encrypted Backup And backups will continue as normal during the encryption process. You don’t need to leave the drive connected until the process is done: unmount the drive and encryption will start again the next time it’s connected. Like we said before, a one terabyte drive can easily take more than 24 hours. Once you’ve set a password, click “Encrypt disk.” Your mac will start encrypting the drive you can check the progress in the Time Machine pane in system settings. If you need help thinking of a password, click the key icon to bring up the macOS password assistant. Write it down and store it somewhere safe, like a lock box, and also store it in your password manager. If you lose this password, you can’t recover any files from the drive, so don’t lose the password. Note that the hint field is mandatory: you can’t continue without adding one. You will be asked to create a password, and to leave a hint. Click your old Time Machine drive in the list of options, then check the “Encrypt backups” option.
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