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[[!meta title="Createing and useing LUKS encrypted volumes"]]
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[[!meta title="Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes"]]
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<p>The simplest way to carry around the documents that you want to use
with Tails encrypted is to use the [[encrypted pPersistent
sStorage|first_steps/persistenct_storage]].</p>
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<p>The simplest way to carry around the documents that you want to use
with Tails encrypted is to use the [[Persistent
Storage|persistent_storage]].</p>
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<p>Such encrypted volumes, like the Persistent Storage, are not hidden.</p>
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Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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<h2 id="formatting">Formatting the device</h2>
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Click on the <span class="guimenu">[[!img lib/open-menuview-more.png alt="MenuDrive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk…** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.
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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.
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<p>Overwriting existing data does not erase all data on flash
memories, such as USB sticks and SSDs (Solid-State Drives).</p>
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<p>See the [[limitations of file deletion|doc/encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion#spare]].</p>
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Click **Format**.
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1. Configure the various settings of your new partition in the
partition creation assistant:
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In the example below, we are creating a partition of 4.0 GB on a device of 8.1 GB.
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**Volume Name**
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**Erase**
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You can choose to overwrite existing data on the partition.
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<p>Overwriting existing data does not erase all data on flash
memories, such as USB sticks and SSDs (Solid-State Drives).</p>
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**Type**
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<p>We recommend choosing a long passphrase made of 5 to 7 random words.
<a href="https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize-attackers-cant-guess/">Learn
about the maths behind memorizable and secure passphrases.</a></p>
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<p>It is impossible to recover your passphrase if you forget it!</p>
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<p>To help you remember your passphrase, you can write it on a piece of
paper, store it in your wallet for a few days, and destroy it once
you know it well.</p>
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A dialog appears, asking for the passphrase to unlock the partition.
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