<h1 id="luks">Introduction to <span class="application">LUKS</span></h1>
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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[[Persistent Storage|first_steps/persistenct_storage]].</p>
<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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- The GNOME desktop*Disks* utility allows you to opencreate encrypted volumes.
Click on the <span class="guimenu">[[!img lib/open-menuview-more.png alt="MenuDrive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the titlebar and choose <span class="guilabel">**Format Disk…</span>** 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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In the <span class="guilabel">**Format Disk</span>** dialog:
If you want to securely erasoverwrite all data on the device, choose to <span class="guilabel">**Overwrite existing data with zeroes</span>** in the <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> drop-down list**Erase** menu.
<p>See the [[limitations of file deletion|doc/encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion#spare]].</p>
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Choose <span class="guilabel">**Compatible with all systems and devices (MBR/DOS)</span>** in the <span class="guilabel">Partitioning</span> drop-down list**Partitioning** menu.