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How to encrypt your drive - Privacy Academy Zorin OS

Last updated on Aug 12, 2026

This guide shows how to reinstall Zorin OS with drive encryption enabled on a Privacy Academy system.

Important

This process erases the current operating system and data on the drive. Make sure the disk decryption password is written down safely; if it is forgotten, the encrypted data cannot be recovered.

Start the installer

  1. Connect the Zorin OS recovery USB drive.
  2. Turn the computer on and press F2 or Down Arrow to open the coreboot boot menu.
  3. Select the USB drive and start the Zorin OS installer.

Enable encryption

  1. When asked how to install Zorin OS, select Erase disk and install Zorin OS.
  2. Before clicking Install Now, select Additional features... or Advanced features....
  3. Select Use LVM with the new Zorin OS installation.
  4. Select Encrypt the new Zorin OS installation for security.
  5. Click OK, then Install Now.
  6. Enter a disk decryption password in Choose a security key, then repeat it in the confirmation field.
  7. Continue through the remaining installer steps normally.