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External drive encryption question
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If you’re only using the external disk for days you could use ntfs with bitlocker and mount that in Linux. When your rest to fully migrate you could then do something Linux only if you wanted.
That's what I do on my external drive. Used to use Windows so bitlocker it was with NTFS.
Now on Linux I just use it normally as its recognized without any problem.
I'm sure as hell not gonna erase my data to inplant veracrypt just for the sake of it.
For future drives, veracrypt it is.
I still wouldn’t use Veracrypt on a Linux disk. What about LUKS instead?
Yeah, I was talking about external harddrives and sticks.
I’d still use LUKS. Even on USB keys.
Similar here, my work archive is Windows bitlocker password enabled. There is a linux package on SUSe that supports read write of Ntfs nicely, and GNOME promtps for bitlocker password. Easy Peasy