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EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. It is a pass-through filesystem, not an encrypted block device, which means it is created on top of an existing filesystem. This tutorial shows how you can use EncFS on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) to encrypt your data.
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That was very clear and I actually understood it!!
What I would like nowe is to learn how to makeity a command I can use at the press of a button to decrypt and mount and then unmount with another click It should be too hard so I'll try to stretch my mind and do it myself. - :)
Thank you
WARNING: do not use 'paranoid mode' if your encrypted drive is synced to a Dropbox, or you'll get file corruption. See the most current encfs FAQ.
Are these volumes dynamic or does it allocate storage upon the creation of the volume ? If so how much by default , and can it be changed ? Thanks