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Just Being · May 6, 2025

Why I don't use full disk encryption

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After diving into the rabbit hole of encrypting my entire disk, I decided it is not worth it. These are my reasons: High app launch delay: Cloudflare benchmarked dm-crypt encrypted disks to be 2-7 times slower . It means apps start at snail's pace; imagine a web browser opening in 5s instead of 0.7s. Impact on battery life and RAM: Encrypting, decrypting bytes, and juggling them across the…

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