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How do I encrypt my drives and get rid of Windows? (beehaw.org)
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A while ago I decided to get an extra m.2 drive and put Linux Mint on it to try and switch off Windows. I unplugged the original drive, plugged in the new one, put Mint on it, then put the old drive back in. This has allowed me to dual-boot. However, Ive since fully committed to the Linux drive and haven't used the Windows drive in a long time. How do I put Linux on both drives?

I would like to fully encrypt both drives since I dont think I did that when I installed Mint. I would also rather have the original drive as the main drive again because I think it's in a faster slot for the motherboard. Is there a way to make this change without a fresh install? I could probably backup most of my important data to a flash drive but I'd rather not. (I'm fully ok with losing everything on the Windows drive though).

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

What's your end goal for encryption? Possibly you don't need a whole filesystem. Maybe consider Veracrypt which just uses files. Or boot from a USB stick and resize your existing storage partitions and create a new encrypted drive in the free space then copy and redirect your /home although that's a bit more work.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago

    My goal is to generally enhance my security. With the US becoming more of a police state than it already was, I don't need my music folder to be a freely accessible reason to slap me with charges for nothing. If I ever do something that might be deemed not-government-friendly, I don't want to suddenly have to worry about how my files are stored. I'd rather have that baked in for a greater sense of freedom.

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