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libyal / libfvde

Library and tools to access FileVault Drive Encryption (FVDE) encrypted volumes
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Read-write support #26

Closed Cliffsky closed 2 years ago

Cliffsky commented 7 years ago

hello,

does libfvde support write operations on filevaulted drives?

joachimmetz commented 7 years ago

No

nihilus commented 4 years ago

Any hints on when this might be available? I need to run fsck before mounting the filesystem wrapped in the Filevault which makes the whole thing unusable for now.

joachimmetz commented 4 years ago

Any hints on when this might be available?

This is a very low priority on my list, also I'm wondering if the library should have write support, since it makes things far more complex.

I need to run fsck before mounting the filesystem wrapped in the Filevault which makes the whole thing unusable for now.

Why, can't you can use e.g. xmount with a cache file on top of the fvde mounted device? And emulate write support without actually writing to the original data.

nihilus commented 4 years ago

Any hints on when this might be available?

This is a very low priority on my list, also I'm wondering if the library should have write support, since it makes things far more complex.

I need to run fsck before mounting the filesystem wrapped in the Filevault which makes the whole thing unusable for now.

Why, can't you can use e.g. xmount with a cache file on top of the fvde mounted device? And emulate write support without actually writing to the original data.

Great idea! I will give it try before buying a 2nd disk.