The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.
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Such encrypted volumes are not hidden.<p>An attacker in possession of the device can know that there is an encrypted
volume on it. Take into consideration that you can be forced or tricked to give
out its passphrase.</p>
<p>An attacker in possession of the device can know that there is an encrypted volume on it. Take into consideration that you can be forced or tricked to give out its passphrase.</p>
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Choose **Applications**s ▸ **Utilities** ▸ **Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
Choose **Apps ▸ Utilities ▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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Click on the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Drive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.
Click on the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Drive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.
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[[!img empty_device.png link=noclass="screenshot" alt="Free Space 123 GB"]]