tag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:/discussions/problems/66825-storing-secret-key-on-usb-driveGPGTools: Discussion 2018-03-28T11:36:21Ztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/444834622018-01-11T02:11:08Z2018-01-11T02:12:08ZStoring Secret Key on USB Drive <div><p>To avoid the force eject issue I was experiencing with creating a symbolic link for the .gnupg folder, the following helped resolve it and is a working solution for keeping your .gnupg contents only on the flash drive.</p>
<p>• Create a folder on the flash drive called PGP and</p>
<p>• Copy the content of ~/.gnupg into /Volumes/TravelDrive/PGP</p>
<p>• Delete the contents of ~/.gnupg</p>
<p>• Run the following command in Terminal</p>
<pre>
<code>ln -s /Volumes/TravelDrive/PGP/* /Users/user/.gnupg</code>
</pre>
<p><strong>Questions:</strong></p>
<p>1) Is there anyway to use an alias instead of symbolic link? I could not get it working.</p>
<p>2) Is this a preferred general method taking into consideration people may be running older versions that include a secret-keyring file?</p>
<p>3) Is there any plan for adding the UI option as mentioned below?</p>
<p><a href="https://gpgtools.lighthouseapp.com/projects/65684-gpg-keychain-access/tickets/242-add-ui-option-in-preferences-to-move-keyring-to-usb-drive">https://gpgtools.lighthouseapp.com/projects/65684-gpg-keychain-acce...</a></p></div>spwiniarztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/444834622018-01-19T13:18:08Z2018-01-19T13:18:08ZStoring Secret Key on USB Drive <div><p>Hi Steven,</p>
<p>welcome to the GPGTools support platform.</p>
<p>The KB-article has been updated: <a href="https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/kb/gpg-keychain-faq/how-to-move-secret-keys-to-usb-drive">https://gpgtools.tenderapp.com/kb/gpg-keychain-faq/how-to-move-secr...</a></p>
<p>Could you try following the steps outlined in the KB and let me know if that worked out for you?</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
steve</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/444834622018-03-28T11:36:18Z2018-03-28T11:36:18ZStoring Secret Key on USB Drive <div><p>Closing, since no further user feedback was received. Should your problem persist, feel free to re-open this discussion any time.</p>
<p>All the best, steve</p></div>Steve