> I've made the transition to Linux fairly smoothly, but one of the things I > miss most from the Mac ecosystem is the > ability to create encrypted sparse bundle disk images. This technique breaks > up a large file (or directory or > collections of folders) into a directory of smaller encrypted chunks -- files > -- and it grows as the amount data you put > into it grows. > > This is particularly useful for online backup (e.g. Dropbox) for two reasons: > First, the only items that change are > particular files, not the entire thing, so it's bandwidth friendly. Second, > given the relatively poor security record at > Dropbox -- which I like a lot for most purposes -- this is much safer. > > I've seen nothing to compare to this on Linux. Does anyone know of anything > to match it? I hope the Linux community is > working on a way to replicate this incredibly useful tool. I've never used it, but you might check out "duplicity".
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