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andy55
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Encrypted filesystem on external, USB disk

#1 Post by andy55 »

Hello all,

I'd like to keep some files on external encrypted disk/filesystem (USB device). Which software do you recommend to use to be able to mount and read/write it on:
  • Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
?
I think I would create small partitions on the disk where I could put drivers for each OS. But which software would it be ?

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#2 Post by alan stone »

You might try one of these: How to encrypt [a USB stick] on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS
AFAIK VeraCrypt has a portable version, though it's Windows only.

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#3 Post by andy55 »

Well, the requirement is that the encryption software has to be open source.

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#4 Post by Chrisdb »

Don't know if it's possible, but on Windows you can install 'msys2'.

https://www.msys2.org/

Maybe it is possible to install an encryption/decryption tool on Linux and decrypt on Windows through msys2...

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#5 Post by andy55 »

Any other ideas ?
I can't really believe there is no portable, encrypted, open source filesystem for Linux/Win/Linux ?

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#6 Post by cuckooflew »

Have you tried searching, I find a lot of results using

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portable, encrypted, open source filesystem for Linux,Win,Linux
You know,like this : portable, encrypted, open source filesystem for Linux/Win/Linux
It might be to much work to read the many results, and try some . If that is the case maybe someone else will have a better idea. But that is my idea, any way, and it works for me.
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#7 Post by andy55 »

Hi,
yes of course I can google it. But I asked this question here because I wanted to listen to users who used particular solution and if they are satisfied or not.

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#8 Post by cuckooflew »

Ahh, yes of course, I understand.Ahh, yes of course, so you can tell them why their ideas don't suit you,...ok well that should work as well.
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#9 Post by LE_746F6D617A7A69 »

cuckooflew wrote:Ahh, yes of course, so you can tell them why their ideas don't suit you,...ok well that should work as well.
:lol:

Anyway, I'll take my chances: a 7-zip AES-256 encrypted archive will work on all platforms - but obviously it's not a filesystem ;)
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#10 Post by cuckooflew »

I hope the OP see the humour as well, being sarcastic, and kidding with them.
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Re: Encrypted filesystem on external, USB disk

#11 Post by andy55 »

cuckooflew wrote:Ahh, yes of course, I understand.Ahh, yes of course, so you can tell them why their ideas don't suit you,...ok well that should work as well.
No, just to listen to their experience.
Simple as that :-)

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