HT1338 when updating OS X on brand new mac book pro 13 Retina, all it does is wait for several hours and I can not turn it off

Brand new and update showed up for the OS X. sected update and all it does is say wait for hours. It will not let me turn off the mac because the application loader keeps cancelling the request to either turn off or restart. Help

Hi again,
I have lost count of the number of posts here, in addition to my direct experience with my clients, where FileVault is discovered to be the main cause of whatever symptoms are being experienced. I refuse to turn it on on any of my systems and will always, always advise against turning it on to anyone who asks me.
I would recommend that you initially back up all your data to external media (either external hd or DVD-R) and then attempt to turn off FileVault. I purposely used the word attempt because, more often than not, even this can cause issues. If you are unable to turn FileVault off, indeed even if successful, I would recommend that you carry out an Erase and Install using your MacBook Pro's system disks.
In short, my message is ---- stay away from FileVault.
If you require to protect your files then the best way to achieve this is via Disk Utility and creating an encryted image. More details here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107333
RD

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