CONTENTS
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................5
Beginner’s Tutorial...............................................................................................................................6
How to Create and Use a VeraCrypt Container..........................................................................6
How to Create and Use a VeraCrypt-Encrypted Partition/Device............................................23
VeraCrypt Volume..............................................................................................................................24
Creating a New VeraCrypt Volume.............................................................................................................24
Favorite Volumes.........................................................................................................................................27
System Favorite Volumes............................................................................................................................29
System Encryption.............................................................................................................................31
Hidden Operating System........................................................................................................31
Operating Systems Supported for System Encryption.............................................................32
VeraCrypt Rescue Disk............................................................................................................32
Plausible Deniability...........................................................................................................................35
Hidden Volume............................................................................................................................................36
Protection of Hidden Volumes Against Damage......................................................................38
Security Requirements and Precautions Pertaining to Hidden Volumes..................................41
Hidden Operating System...........................................................................................................................45
Main Program Window.....................................................................................................................53
Program Menu............................................................................................................................................56
Volumes > Auto-Mount All Device-Hosted Volumes..............................................................56
Volumes > Dismount All Mounted Volumes............................................................................56
Volumes > Change Volume Password......................................................................................56
Volumes > Set Header Key Derivation Algorithm...................................................................56
Volumes > Add/Remove Keyfiles to/from Volume Volumes > Remove All Keyfiles from
Volume......................................................................................................................................57
Favorites > Add Mounted Volume to Favorites Favorites > Organize Favorite Volumes
Favorites > Mount Favorites Volumes.....................................................................................57
Favorites > Add Mounted Volume to System Favorites Favorites > Organize System Favorite
Volumes....................................................................................................................................57
System > Change Password.....................................................................................................57
System > Mount Without Pre-Boot Authentication.................................................................57
Tools > Clear Volume History..................................................................................................58
Tools > Traveler Disk Setup.....................................................................................................58
Tools > Keyfile Generator........................................................................................................58
Tools > Backup Volume Header Tools > Restore Volume Header...........................................58
Settings > Performance and Driver Options.............................................................................59
Settings > Preferences..............................................................................................................60
Mounting Volumes......................................................................................................................................62
Cache Password in Driver Memory.........................................................................................62
Mount Options..........................................................................................................................62
Parallelization.....................................................................................................................................63
Pipelining.............................................................................................................................................63
Hardware Acceleration......................................................................................................................64
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