What is `/home/.ecryptfs` and why does it take up so much space?











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I'm trying to clean up my home directory to make space, and I ran du on ./home with the following results:



kylrth@kylrth: ~$ du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 10

du: cannot read directory '/home/kylrth/.cache/dconf': Permission denied

du: cannot read directory '/home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JiqKkUaMvOKANZXamTsFCyk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6Jn2nSPLgFTcWlfhNrElk3Pk--': Permission denied

208927300   /home

104467000   /home/.ecryptfs

104466996   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth

104466976   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private

104460296   /home/kylrth

45822400    /home/kylrth/programming

45822400    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--

43557124    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project

43557124    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JJKIgGp1tJBy.    Pofhu9e6uE--

43556676    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project/data


What is ecryptfs and why do its files take up so much space? Can I remove them?






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    These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
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I'm trying to clean up my home directory to make space, and I ran du on ./home with the following results:



kylrth@kylrth: ~$ du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 10

du: cannot read directory '/home/kylrth/.cache/dconf': Permission denied

du: cannot read directory '/home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JiqKkUaMvOKANZXamTsFCyk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6Jn2nSPLgFTcWlfhNrElk3Pk--': Permission denied

208927300   /home

104467000   /home/.ecryptfs

104466996   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth

104466976   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private

104460296   /home/kylrth

45822400    /home/kylrth/programming

45822400    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--

43557124    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project

43557124    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JJKIgGp1tJBy.    Pofhu9e6uE--

43556676    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project/data


What is ecryptfs and why do its files take up so much space? Can I remove them?






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    These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
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I'm trying to clean up my home directory to make space, and I ran du on ./home with the following results:



kylrth@kylrth: ~$ du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 10

du: cannot read directory '/home/kylrth/.cache/dconf': Permission denied

du: cannot read directory '/home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JiqKkUaMvOKANZXamTsFCyk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6Jn2nSPLgFTcWlfhNrElk3Pk--': Permission denied

208927300   /home

104467000   /home/.ecryptfs

104466996   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth

104466976   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private

104460296   /home/kylrth

45822400    /home/kylrth/programming

45822400    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--

43557124    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project

43557124    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JJKIgGp1tJBy.    Pofhu9e6uE--

43556676    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project/data


What is ecryptfs and why do its files take up so much space? Can I remove them?






ecryptfs







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I'm trying to clean up my home directory to make space, and I ran du on ./home with the following results:



kylrth@kylrth: ~$ du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 10

du: cannot read directory '/home/kylrth/.cache/dconf': Permission denied

du: cannot read directory '/home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JiqKkUaMvOKANZXamTsFCyk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6Jn2nSPLgFTcWlfhNrElk3Pk--': Permission denied

208927300   /home

104467000   /home/.ecryptfs

104466996   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth

104466976   /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private

104460296   /home/kylrth

45822400    /home/kylrth/programming

45822400    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--

43557124    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project

43557124    /home/.ecryptfs/kylrth/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JmGvjsCCj5Bma9vNbFUrDzk--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWZZRYUrNfRnNUTSMYdF2YnEmQUuSeE1Qy6JJKIgGp1tJBy.    Pofhu9e6uE--

43556676    /home/kylrth/programming/data_project/data


What is ecryptfs and why do its files take up so much space? Can I remove them?






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    These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
    – Hobbyist
    12 hours ago














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    These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
    – Hobbyist
    12 hours ago








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These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
– Hobbyist
12 hours ago




These may be links to encrypted folders showing the size of the linked folders that are encrypted.
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