Linux: all user data in encrypted container directory?

I haven’t tried this, but it might be possible to achieve by moving the contents of the Delta Chat data directory to that encrypted storage, and then replacing the original directory with a link to the new location.
This approach is not specific to Delta Chat, so maybe one can find this usage pattern on the internet.

Similar topic for Windows: In which directory does Delta Chat store the profiles (Windoze) and how to select/change?

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