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How to encrypt folders (not in Home)? [duplicate]

Is there a way to encrypt a folder, which is not in Home (/home/user/) but even in a different partition, so only my user can access/read contained files? Alternatively, I would like to understand if ...
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What programm is best to encrypt folders and files on Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I want to encrypt some files but can't find trusty programm to do that, and TrueCrypt is unsafe now atleast it's what the internet say. Any advice will be good.
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Folder Lock in Ubuntu and Windows [duplicate]

Is there any way i can password protect or lock folder in ubuntu that can also be opened in windows 8?? I am using windows 8 and ubuntu 14.04
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How encrypt a directory? [duplicate]

I need some tools to encrypt my directory with passphrase and easily open it with passphrase again
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how to password protect a folder in ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I am new and using Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. I want to protect a particular folder with a password. so that no one can access the folder without the password. Is there any software or process to do so? I ...
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How can i keep password for a folder? [duplicate]

I want to keep password for my important folder where my all the documents are kept so how can i keep password for it?
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password protected folders [duplicate]

Is it possible to create password protected folders on the desktop? Other people use my computer from time to time and it would be useful to have this facility.
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Lock folders by password, is there easy way? any program? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a way to password protect individual folders? Something without creating new filesystem/emcrypted-partition, do you know a good program? Thanks!
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how might I password protect and encrypt a folder in the Ubuntu terminal? [duplicate]

Just wondering how to password protect and encrypt a folder in the Ubuntu 20.04 terminal (not OS)? Any help is appreciated Thanks
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How do I set a password for individual folders? [duplicate]

I'm trying to find out how to set up passwords for individual folders. My computer has one User login so we all know the password to the computer. I want to be able to click a folder and it request a ...
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How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?

I would like closing the laptop lid to be a no-op. How can I do that?
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How can I hibernate on Ubuntu 16.04?

How should I successfully hibernate Ubuntu 16.04? I've tried almost every solution on the web but non of them was actually helpful. I found my problem almost completely similar to this one
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Enable disk encryption after installation

I'm running 13.10 Saucy. If I didn't enable disk encryption during installation, is there any way to enable it post facto? I found this, which says that encryption has to happen at install time, ...
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How can I easily encrypt a file?

Is there any simple (IE: right click in Nautilus) way to password protect a particular folder/file in Ubuntu? I've got a few files containing sensitive info and I'd much prefer that if/when I leave my ...
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How to Encrypt /home on Ubuntu 18.04?

Disappointed to see that the 18.04 installer no longer offers the option to encrypt the home directory. According to this bug report referenced in the installer, the recommended method for encryption ...
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