So I'm asking again for some help here.
As I said before: I attempted to encrypt a time machine partition.
Things went bad.
At this point, I'd be happy if I could figure out how to reformat the
partition and start over.
On a separate note, is there a way to do file vault encryption of a
second partition on my main drive? (The partition that has /Users and
my home directory). An encrypted disk image has all the issues of time
machine not working properly; a partition on my main drive won't have
a cable disconnect, and as long as my time machine drive is
un-encrypted, I should be able to recover from any problems, right?
keybounceMBP:~ michael$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *750.2 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS MainSystem 37.6 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_HFS UserData 537.1 GB disk0s3
4: Apple_HFS Backups 174.9 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: TIME_TRAVELERS_WIFE *3.8 GB disk1
/dev/disk2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk2
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1
2: Apple_HFS 106 15.0 GB disk2s2
3: Apple_HFS 107 20.0 GB disk2s3
4: Apple_CoreStorage 424.5 GB disk2s4
5: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk2s5
6: Apple_HFS Windows rsync 39.9 GB disk2s6
keybounceMBP:~ michael$ diskutil info disk2s4
Device Identifier: disk2s4
Device Node: /dev/disk2s4
Part of Whole: disk2
Device / Media Name: System Time Machine
Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None
Partition Type: Apple_CoreStorage
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Total Size: 424.5 GB (424495448064 Bytes) (exactly
829092672 512-Byte-Blocks)
Volume Free Space: Not applicable (no file system)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes
Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: Not applicable (no file system)
Ejectable: Yes
Whole: No
Internal: No
keybounceMBP:~ michael$ diskutil corestorage list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 9DC5AF90-FD49-4FE1-94BC-54A666B9B23E
=========================================================
Name: System Time Machine
Sequence: 1
Free Space: 0 B (0 B)
|
+-< Physical Volume 61B9B09C-3F4B-433A-B005-ED3F091A58B4
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s4
| Status: Online
| Size: 424495448064 B (424.5 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 8E72EC34-C9FB-407F-8735-EDCCDA44064C
----------------------------------------------------------
Sequence: 6
Encryption Status: Locked
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Context: Present
Conversion Status: Converting
Has Encrypted Extents: Yes
Conversion Direction: forward
|
+-> Logical Volume A09BE815-C995-402B-BE19-4B758E6BA504
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: -none-
Status: Locked
Sequence: 4
Size (Total): 424176676864 B (424.2 GB)
Size (Converted): -none-
Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)
LV Name: System Time Machine
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
> The wonders of "hidden passwords" -- I could not verify what I was typing in
> when I entered the password, all I know is that if I mistyped it, I had two
> identical mistypings. I tried a few plausible variants of capitalizings,
> extra spaces, etc; nothing.
>
> I was never asked to make a recovery password. I was never asked about
> storing a password with Apple.
>
> I even tried my own account password (I am marked as a user allowed to
> administer the computer). No good.
>
> Is there any way to recover this? Disk Utility.app now complains that the
> drive contains a core storage physical partition, and it won't do anything to
> the drive (tells me to use the command line diskutil), and I don't know how
> to use diskutil to manipulate anything more than emergency ejects / getting
> information about partitions.
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