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[[!meta title="Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes"]]
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<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 [[Persistent
Storage|persistent_storage]].</p>
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You can create other encrypted volumes using
<span class="application">LUKS</span> to encrypt, for example, another
USB stick or an external hard disk.
<span class="application">LUKS</span> is the standard for disk
encryption in Linux.
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- The *Disks* utility allows you to create encrypted volumes.
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- The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.
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<h2 id="comparison">Comparison between <span class="application">LUKS</span> and <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span></h2>
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You can also open <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> encrypted
volumes in Tails. <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> is a disk
encryption tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. [[See our documentation
about <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span>.|veracrypt]]
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[[!inline pages="doc/encryption_and_privacy/luks_vs_veracrypt.inline" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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<h1 id="creating">Creating an encrypted partition</h1>
<h2 class="bullet-number-three">Erstellen Sie eine neue, verschlüsselte Partition</h2>
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Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**&nbsp;▸ **Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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<h2 id="identifying">Identifying your external storage device</h2>
<h2 class="bullet-number-one">Identifizieren Sie das externe Speichermedium</h2>
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The *Disks* utility lists all the current storage devices on the left side of the screen.
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Plug in the external storage device that you want to use.
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A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Click on it.
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[[!img storage_devices_after.png link=no alt=""]]
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1. Check that the description of the device on the right side of the screen
corresponds to your device: its brand, its size, etc.
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<h2 id="formatting">Formatting the device</h2>
<h2 class="bullet-number-two">Formatieren Sie das Medium</h2>
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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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In the **Format Disk** dialog:
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