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I want to encrypt my files and folders without full disk encryption and encrypted volumes. Can anyone help me?

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  • @NikTh this is not a duplicate of that question, I didn't want encrypted volumes like truecrypt
    – Gnome
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:20
  • Here is a bunch of questions-answers about encryption/decryption of every kind. I'm pretty sure that this has been already answered.
    – NickTux
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:24
  • oh, sorry. My mistake
    – Gnome
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:25
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    I retracted my vote and I cannot vote now for closing. The first link I gave was wrong. Here is the correct one
    – NickTux
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:29

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This site should give you all the information you need. The link was found at upubuntu.com. Here is a direct quote from the site:

"encrypt or decrypt your files using the Nautilus context menu (right-click menu) under Ubuntu"

  1. Add a PGP key so that you can encrypt your files with it, by opening "Passwords and Keys", click the add button, select "PGP Key", then click Continue.
  2. Add the seahorse-nautilus plugin with

    sudo apt-get install seahorse-nautilus && nautilus -q && nautilus

  3. Right click to pick any file and then select Encrypt In a pop-up, pick your key, set "Sign message as: Your key" and click OK. Another pop-up asks for the passphrase which matches up w/ the PGP key.

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  • This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
    – Gnome
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:16
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    askubuntu.com/help/referencing
    – NickTux
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:20
  • @NikTh Thanks for the link, that helped. I will make sure to do that next time. Jan 2, 2014 at 5:30
  • Please at least include (you can quote) something from this link that answers the question. A simple link is not considered as an answer at all. It is just a link.
    – NickTux
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:33
  • I think I should bookmark that for later
    – Gnome
    Jan 2, 2014 at 5:40

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