On my Lenevo E590, first install Windows 10 and after that install Fedora 33 Desktop on another partition.
I want encrypt my HDD right now.
Can I do this after installation?
I use ext4 file system and I have one partition for home and have another partition for root.
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It’s significantly easier to encrypt the system during installation:
It becomes problematic after installation, but you still have other options:
Thanks, Can I encrypt home partition after installation?
There’s no simple way to encrypt a partition after creating the file system.
Although you can try file-level encryption, it’s tricky, so I wouldn’t recommend it for newbies.
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