How do I set up FileVault on SSD on El Capitan

I am running El Capitan on a late 2011 13 "MacBook Pro. Recently I replaced the drive with a 500 GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD. I took out the old drive, plugged into the SSD, rebooted into recovery mode and restored from a Time Machine backup. Everything went well spent - the machine is MUCH more reactive.

Now, I would like to turn on FileVault. I go through the guests first few and continue to hit and I get a dialog box that reads:

FileVault cannot be enabled for disk "MacHD".

Some disc formats do not support the required encryption recovery partition.

To use encryption, reinstall this version of Mac OS X on a reformatted drive.

It is in the format "Mac OS X extended (journaled). I guess I need a recovery partition. Is this correct? If so, it can be done on a 3rd party SSD and if so, what is the process? Have I messed up by not having things is not a recovery partition? Moreover, I still have the hard drive that I replaced (the original drive supplied with the machine) and I've not yet washed it.

Thank you

If you reinstall the OS X on top of your OS X existing, it will create the recovery partition.

Download from AppStore > El Capitan

http://www.Macworld.co.UK/how-to/Mac/how-create-Mac-recovery-partition-OS-x-El-c apitan-yosemite-backup-free-3636717.

install a new copy of El Capitan from the installation disc.

With the connected boot drive, start - or restart - your Mac by holding down the Option (also called Alt) key. This will take you to the Boot Manager. Choose to install OS X El Capitan of the reader. Select "Disk Utility" and your hard drive, and then click clear. Return to the main menu and choose Install OS X.

Once the installation of the El Capitan is complete, you can restore the applications and settings from a Time Machine backup, or download manually.

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