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Password protected Lniux Desktop user folder

Because of my personal usage habits, I use the Ubuntu system as an example, and the steps in this article are also applicable to Ubuntu-based distributions, such as Linux Mint, elementary OS, etc. In fact, the tools mentioned in this article are also suitable for other Linux distributions, such as Fedora, Arch Linux, etc., only with different installation commands.

Create a Cryptkeeper locked folder

Cryptkeeper is a graphical interface tool that uses EncFS in the background, which is included in most Linux software sources by default, and is a very popular application. Ubuntu users can install Cryptkeeper using the following command:

Sudo apt-get install cryptkeeper

Fedora-based users can install using the following command:

Sudo yum install cryptkeeper

After the installation is completed, it is recommended that you restart the system to avoid program accidents.

When we enable Cryptkeeper, you don't look at the interface. Although Cryptkeeper is a GUI desktop application, it is not a desktop application with a complete interface. You can start using it in the "key icon" of the "top panel".

Click "New encrypted folder" to create a new encrypted folder:

After entering the folder name and selecting the storage path, click Forward:

The password can be successfully created after entering the password twice:

Use Cryptkeeper to lock a folder

When we want to access a folder that is locked with a password, we must select it using the Cryptkeeper indicator Mini Program:

You can mount and open it only after entering the correct password:

After opening the Cryptkeeper encrypted folder, you will find that it is mounted as a separate partition. In fact, it is Cryptkeeper that uses EncFS in the background to create a separate file system for each encrypted folder. Users can treat the mounted and decrypted partition as an ordinary folder, which can copy, paste and read and write files.

When you want to lock the folder again, just use the Cryptkeeper indicator Mini Program in the "top panel" to uncheck the corresponding folder. If you want to delete an encrypted folder or change the encrypted password, you can select the Edit option to do so:

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