On 2018-07-05 22:16, Aaron Digulla wrote:
On 07/05/18 17:48, Linux Kamarada wrote:
Hi, everyone!
Recently, as I told on another thread, I installed openSUSE in dual boot with Windows.
I would like to encrypt a partition I use to store my personal files (Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music and Videos). I want to use a file system that can be mounted read/write on both Linux and Windows.
Is there any recommendation/advising/suggestion on which encrypted file system I could use to achieve that?
There is nothing which comes with the system. veracrypt (https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html) would fit the bill if you can find a filesystem that works on both sides.
It's available on both Windows and Linux (and Mac). The main trouble is chosing a file system which works well on both sides.
Options:
ext - Excellent Linux support, poor Windows support. Probably not usable in Windows 10 since drivers need to be signed. FAT - Good support on Linux, excellent support on Windows. Problem: File size limit is 4GB. That means no movies for you and FAT has almost no support for permissions. NTFS - Supported by Linux but not on the same level as FAT. Excellent support on Windows.
exfat. supported via fuse, drivers on packman. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.3 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)