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docdoc2
November 19th, 2019, 05:25 PM
Hello there,

i followed these instructions https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/04/how-to-encrypt-home-folder-in-ubuntu.html. I think my home folder is now encrypted but the "ecryptfs" folder is becoming bigger and bigger, now it is 20 times bigger than the home folder! i think something went wrong. Maybe data is not deleted properly. How can i encrypt it again? Can i just delete the ecryptfs folder?

TheFu
November 19th, 2019, 06:21 PM
If it was 1MB before and is 20MB now, that isn't a big deal.
OTOH, if it was 20GB before and is 400GB now, that is an issue.