File Vault problem!! Help!!

Ok I'm not entirely sure how file vault works or even what it's exact purpose is! All I know is that is seems to free up some space on my hard drive!
My problem is that my file vault doesn't seem to be working anymore. I've checked to make sure that it's turned on but after that I'm lost.
I'm running Leopard (latest version), but using Time Capsule or anything like that.
File Vault used to come up when I was turning off my Macbook off, it no longer does! I want it back!!! Help!!!

Shane,
Why would you mess with a feature without understanding what it's for? Filevault is a form of disk encryption. It protects your home folder by encrypting and decrypting the contents on the fly, as your computer needs it.
It does not "free up disk space." And if FileVault is on in system preferences, then it's working. It runs in the background, so you shouldn't see any indication that it's running as you use your computer. It should simply prompt you for a password at login, and after that, it just works.
Be forewarned: if you forget your password, your data will be unrecoverable. Be careful with FileVault.

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