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===Regular use===
===Regular use===
We have created the directory '''~/.secret''' that will contain the encrypted data and we have made it a hidden directory because we will never enter anything in it and the content will all be unreadable.
The content of '''~/.secret''' will only be readable when mounted in the other directory we created: '''~/secret'''
The only difference between the two is the "."
'''~/secret''' will be the working directory where you put the files you want encrypted.
To mount the directory we enter the command:
encfs ~/.secret ~/secret
You may call your directories something completely different than .secret and secret; it is up to you. Enter the password and start entering content into ~/secret.
''We never enter data into ~/.secret - that is why we have hidden it with a "."''
To unmount ~/secret we enter the command:
fusermount -u ~/secret
If you check the content of ~/secret now; it will be completely empty. In order to see the content again you need to mount again with
  encfs ~/.secret ~/secret
and enter the password.
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