> since the storage is encrypted at rest with the key stored in the Secure Enclave Bitlocker on W10 allows you to export the long key it to a file or printer.

> since the storage is encrypted at rest with the key stored in the Secure Enclave Bitlocker on W10 allows you to export the long key it to a file or printer. I've used this to swap SSDs from family members laptops with out much friction. This makes for simple upgrades or getting them going quickly after a failure. Perhaps Apple's implementation is different, but it doesn't need to be. > (Also, a brand new laptop has just as much chance of being stolen or suffering water damage or mistaken file erasure or a thousand other things that would destroy the data. Two months without backup is lunacy) For laptops used mostly at home, it's surprisingly difficult to kill the SSD inside them. Everyone's risk is different.