Backups are opt-in. Encryption is opt-out. Users will just go for the easy, cheap, default option, and lose their data. That is not ok. I had to recover data f

Backups are opt-in. Encryption is opt-out. Users will just go for the easy, cheap, default option, and lose their data. That is not ok. I had to recover data for a friend whose MacBook Air failed halfway through the macOS update that reformatted her drive to APFS. I wrote up the process on Medium. If the drive weren't encrypted, it would've been possible to recover from more serious problems (e.g. partial flash memory failure) instead of just the OS issue. Thankfully her files were safe, but the fail-deadly default option for users' data is going to cause a lot of problems for Apple's reputation in future. https://medium.com/@peterburkimsher/saving-a-friend-with-apfs-data-recovery-89cffaabdadd https://medium.com/@peterburkimsher/saving-a-friend-with-apf...