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title: Install File Vault on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of File Vault for on Pop!_OS - Secure file encryption
  and decryption vault, developed by Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/filevault/pop
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# Install File Vault on **Pop!\_OS**

# File Vault (filevault)

[Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (sayedaliakhtarrizvi)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sayedaliakhtarrizvi "View all snaps from Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (sayedaliakhtarrizvi)")

* [Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (sayedaliakhtarrizvi)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sayedaliakhtarrizvi "View all snaps from Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (sayedaliakhtarrizvi)")
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/filevault/pop#install)

#### Secure file encryption and decryption vault, developed by Sayed Ali Akhtar Rizvi.

To encrypt files on removable media such as hard disks, SSDs, pen drives, smartphones, tablets, or any other external storage device, connect the required interface and execute the following command in the terminal

snap connect filevault:removable-media

### Package name

* filevault

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 18 October 2025 - latest/stable

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/filevault/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install File Vault

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install File Vault

To install File Vault, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install filevault
```

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#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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