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On Fri, 16 May 2014 19:26:11 +0000 Martijn Grooten <martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 01:09:45PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > So I am wondering, to start with, about encrypting > > a memory stick to keep any data safe. > > This is a simple description of how to do it using Disk Utility: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedFilesystemsOnRemovableStorage > > As always when doing something for security reasons, beware of a false > sense of security and keep in mind what it does and, especially, > doesn't protect you against. > > Martijn. > > Thanks for that. I followed the instructions only to find that my copy of the disk utility was too old to work. However, I have a more up to date version of Xubuntu in VBox and used that. It has the latest version of Disk utility and it worked fine. That is the simplest way I have found. So far it looks good. Regards Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq