File Vault won't stop. Makes loud noise

When I set up my IMAC G-5 originally, I selected to us File Vault, since I didn't know any better. I haven't opted to have space recaptured for a long time. Last night when asked, I said yes. After an hour of seeing the small circle turning on the light blue screen, the scren went black and a loud noise began, possibly the hard drive turning at full speed without doing anything. That was over 11 hours ago, and now I don't know what to do. I have all id's and passwords, but haven't backed up recently, so I don't want to turn off the machine unless that is the only option. My email address is [email protected] if you respond by email. Thank you
Message was edited by: Jack Goldberg

I finally decided to turn off the machine anyway, and nothing was corrupted. I'll now backup the machine, turn off file vault, and recommend to my friends that it is risky to use.

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