Quicken 2016, 2017 or 2018 desktop software for Mac or for Windows: Starter Edition, Deluxe, Premier, Home & Business, or Rental Property Manager is required.If it’s just your Quicken, that may not be enough to justify using encryption. Turning on File Vault is the right thing to do if most of the contents of your computer shouldn’t be seen by others.
As a home tech support people, we’ve seen it cause more problems than it solves. There will be other repercussions down the line, other unforseen circumstances. One consequence to turning on File Vault is that it slows down your machine because it constantly has to encrypt everything it saves. I’ve heard that recently Apple has taken steps so that users won’t lose complete access to their computers, but I haven’t seen it in action yet. If you enable FileVault, and you forget the password, you can’t decrypt your hard drive. When I opened it for the first time tonight, I got this popup: This is not an Apple message! And I wish Quicken didn’t think it was a good idea. I just upgraded my Quicken for Mac software to 2016 I use it for my personal expenses.
