I'm trying to encrypt work folders on my mac because I'm sending my computer in for servicing. How do I do this?
user
Let’s try and break this down a bit. What do you mean by “encrypting folders”?
assistant
I mean password protecting work sensitive folders so I don't have to worry about anything when my computer is being serviced.
user
I see, so you're wanting to ensure the computer will be secure while being serviced, but without using a system like FileVault?
assistant
Does filevault secure and encrypt folders?
user
So filevault encrypts files and folders by design, but it encrypts them in such a way that there’s a "recovery key" that allows the files to be decrypted.  I would imagine that if you're concerned about privacy, you would prefer to just use simple file level encryption, and to not store a "recovery key" that could be obtained if someone else were to access your computer.
assistant
I'm trying to encrypt work folders on my mac because I'm sending my computer in for servicing. How do I do this?
user
Let’s try and break this down a bit. What do you mean by “encrypting folders”?
assistant
I mean password protecting work sensitive folders so I don't have to worry about anything when my computer is being serviced.
user
I see, so you're wanting to ensure the computer will be secure while being serviced, but without using a system like FileVault?
assistant
Does filevault secure and encrypt folders?
user
No, it provides full disk encryption, but it doesn't encrypt folders within that, for security purposes.
assistant
I'm trying to encrypt work folders on my mac because I'm sending my computer in for servicing. How do I do this?