Encrypt files on removable media? - Picocrpypt installed via Snap on Ubuntu

[Xubuntufan]

hi Evan
not sure if this is the right place to mention this. - sorry if not.
First of all thanks so much for developing picocrypt, what a great program! Am using it on Ubuntu, installed via snap.
One question - I don't seem to be able to "drop" files or folders from say external USB stick onto picocrypt - or am I missing something?
with another snap (p7zip-desktop) that did not recognise external media I needed to add
snap connect p7zip-desktop:removable-media
but picocrypt doesn't have such a plugin?
or trying above command with picocrypt leads to error messge snap "picocrypt" has no plug named "removable-media"

[HACKERALERT]

This is absolutely the right place to ask :)

Yes I think you are right. Without the removable-media connection in Picocrypt's snapcraft.yaml, I don't think it can access external media even if you manually connected it using snap command line. Try using the raw Linux binary in the latest release on my personal repo, it shouldn't have any limitations

[Xubuntufan]

Hi Evan
thanks for your kind response, and yes, installing Picocrypt from the Linux binary worked (as opposed to Snap installation), now I can access files from external HDD ;)
thanks again

[HACKERALERT]

@Xubuntufan There's a .deb now. Given your username, I assume you might find it useful :)

[Xubuntufan]

thanks Evan you are constantly developing new features, great!

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---- just a completely different comment. you mention https://www.privacyguides.org/en/encryption/ as they recommend picocrypt. A similar website https://www.privacytools.io/secure-file-encryption  also recommends picocrypt under "Best File Encryption Software in 2024" just thought I would let you know, just in case you have not seen this;)