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So far all I can come up with is 12 characters being the most you can use for an encrypted Time Machine backup. Does anyone know if that is currently correct or if it has been extended to more than 12.
thank you
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Apple's encryption for Time Machine backups only accepts 12 characters. There's no error message, so you can enter longer passwords than this and it will simply truncate what you type and then record it in the Keychain. In Mac OS help, under time machine passwords, it shows password manager with only 12 characters. I am not using Big Sur, so this is based on Catalina.
Apple's encryption for Time Machine backups only accepts 12 characters. There's no error message, so you can enter longer passwords than this and it will simply truncate what you type and then record it in the Keychain. In Mac OS help, under time machine passwords, it shows password manager with only 12 characters. I am not using Big Sur, so this is based on Catalina.
Oh okay so as you say if I put in like a 20
character password and it takes it without any warnings, only the first 12 characters are used? That’s interesting to know. I had even chatted with Apple Support afteR I posted the question and even that person did not know. Thank you for the help and the reply. Have a great weekend. Oh by the way Catalina is what I am on as well.
Yes, that's how I understand it to be. Sounds more like a bug to me but whatever. BTW, my brother had an issue with his email sending out from his account but with his wife's name on the header. Apple support couldn't figure out why or how to change it, he finally called me and I fixed it in 20 minutes. Geez-o-whiz.... Thanks, and Enjoy your weekend to ... Cheers ...
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