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How do I encrypt my drives and get rid of Windows? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 days ago by JillyB@beehaw.org to c/linux@programming.dev

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A while ago I decided to get an extra m.2 drive and put Linux Mint on it to try and switch off Windows. I unplugged the original drive, plugged in the new one, put Mint on it, then put the old drive back in. This has allowed me to dual-boot. However, Ive since fully committed to the Linux drive and haven't used the Windows drive in a long time. How do I put Linux on both drives?

I would like to fully encrypt both drives since I dont think I did that when I installed Mint. I would also rather have the original drive as the main drive again because I think it's in a faster slot for the motherboard. Is there a way to make this change without a fresh install? I could probably backup most of my important data to a flash drive but I'd rather not. (I'm fully ok with losing everything on the Windows drive though).

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Pull the current Linux drive. Install Linux with encryption to the current windows drive. Put the other drive back in, copy files and settings over, then wipe it.

You could also use cryptsetup-reencrypt to encrypt the current Linux drive in place. I've done it, works great. But you should always have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.