On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 14:45:41 -0600 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tue 03 Nov 2020 at 17:34:48 (+0000), Joe wrote: > > > Those of us who use NTFS do so deliberately to provide compatibility > > with Windows. It's not that long ago that Linux NTFS support was a > > bit flaky, so we don't do it solely by our own choice. > > > > I have a 4GB VeraCrypt file which I open in either Linux or Windows > > on my dual-boot netbook. NTFS is the only possible choice. > > > > And no, don't suggest an ext4 implementation on Windows. I want > > something solid. > > Do you have any recommendations on instructions for installing > the veracrypt software (as Debian doesn't support it). I got it from the veracrypt.fr website as a .deb for stretch. > > Do you run the GUI version or plain? GUI. It doesn't really make sense to use different interfaces for Windows and Linux, just because I can. > > Have you run it on an encrypted partition rather than just a file? No, I specifically wanted a container in a file, and only TrueCrypt and later VeraCrypt seemed to do that. Other encryption systems were for partitions, which was not my application. I wanted a subset of data on my laptop and netbook to be encrypted in case of loss or theft, but in a block that could be written to DVD, therefore a file of around 4GB. Yes, some of us still use them. They're very cheap and it's a simple backup method. Depending on how I'm working, I might burn a disk every couple of days (syncing daily to my server) or once a month. My netbook doesn't have a drive but that's not a problem. It has taken me a couple of years to fill 4GB (I'm not into multimedia), at which point I just started another one. > If so, would you recommend creating the partition container in > linux and then letting windows create the NTFS filesystem? > (Or else what; can windows do both?) No, it's just a file within a Windows NTFS filesystem. I trust the current Linux NTFS implementation for writing (it wasn't that long ago it was recommended as read-only) but as a matter of policy, I would format an NTFS device under Windows. A few of my USB sticks have NTFS partitions, again for compatibility. As it happened, the VC container was made under Windows. -- Joe
