Best Answer: How Do I Encrypt a Folder in Ubuntu?

How do I password protect a folder in Ubuntu?

Method 2: Lock files with Cryptkeeper

1. Cryptkeeper in Ubuntu Unity.
2. Click on New encrypted folder.
3. Name the folder and select its location.
4. Provide a password.
5. Password protected folder successfully created.
6. Access encrypted folder.
7. Enter the password.
8. Locked folder in access.

3 нояб. 2019 г.

How do I encrypt a file in Ubuntu?

Using gpg, you would do the following.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Change to the ~/Documents directory with the command cd ~/Documents.
3. Encrypt the file with the command gpg -c important. docx.
4. Enter a unique password for the file and hit Enter.
5. Verify the newly typed password by typing it again and hitting Enter.