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'''Filesystem-level encryption''', often called [[file/folder encryption]], is a form of [[disk encryption]] where individual files or directories are [[encryption|encrypted]] by the [[file system]] itself.

This is in contrast to [[full disk encryption]] where the entire partition or disk, in which the file system resides, is encrypted.
 
Types of filesystem-level encryption include: