- The GNOME desktop*Disks* utility allows you to opencreate encrypted volumes.

- The *Disks* utility allows you to create encrypted volumes.

- The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.

- The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.

<h2 id="comparison">Comparison between <span class="application">LUKS</span> and <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span></h2>

<h2 id="comparison">Comparison between <span class="application">LUKS</span> and <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span></h2>

Create<h1 id="creating">Creating an encrypted partition</h1>

<h1 id="creating">Creating an encrypted partition</h1>

<h2 id="identifying">Identifying your external storage device</h2>

<h2 id="identifying">Identifying your external storage device</h2>

A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Click on it:.

A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Click on it.

[[!img lib/system-run.png alt="Additional partition options" class="symbolic" link="no"]]
Click on the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Drive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.

Click on the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Drive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.

In the <span class="guilabel">**Format Disk</span>** dialog:

In the **Format Disk** dialog:

If you want to securely erasoverwrite all data on the device, choose to <span class="guilabel">**Overwrite existing data with zeroes</span>** in the <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> drop-down list**Erase** menu.

If you want to overwrite all data on the device, choose **Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the **Erase** menu.

Choose <span class="guilabel">**Compatible with all systems and devices (MBR/DOS)</span>** in the <span class="guilabel">**Partitioning</span>** menu.

Choose **Compatible with all systems and devices (MBR/DOS)** in the **Partitioning** menu.

<h2 id="partition">Createing a new encrypted partition</h2>

<h2 id="partition">Creating a new encrypted partition</h2>

In the <span class="guilabel">Format Disk</span>**Format Volume** dialog:

In the **Format Volume** dialog:

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Use<h2 id="using">Using the new partition</h2>

<h2 id="using">Using the new partition</h2>

<h1 id="opening">Opening an existing encrypted partition</h1>

<h1 id="opening">Opening an existing encrypted partition</h1>

Plug in the external storage device that you want to usehas the encrypted partition.

Plug in the external storage device that has the encrypted partition.

<h1 id="storing">Storing sensitive documents</h1>

<h1 id="storing">Storing sensitive documents</h1>

<h1 id="os">Opening encrypted volumes from other operating systems</h1>

<h1 id="os">Opening encrypted volumes from other operating systems</h1>

<h1 id="changing">Changeing the passphrase of an existing encrypted partition</h1>

<h1 id="changing">Changing the passphrase of an existing encrypted partition</h1>

Plug in the external storage device that you want to ucontains the encrypted partition for which you want to change the passphrase.

Plug in the external storage device that contains the encrypted partition for which you want to change the passphrase.