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Truecrypt is software that is used to encrypt or decrypt (virtual) partitions or entire drives.

Truecrypt is an open-source on-the-fly disk encryption utility for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, currently maintained by The TrueCrypt Foundation.

Truecrypt, unlike most other backup utilities, creates a single encrypted virtual drive, which is then mounted. Any files written to the mounted virtual drive are then encrypted and stored in the virtual drive.

It also allows on-the-fly encryption of whole partitions and storage devices, as well as operating systems.

Truecrypt on Windows XP

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Is TrueCrypt robust against data corruption?

I would expect a TrueCrypt volume to be fragile when it suffers from data corruption. This could happen for example because the hard disk, CD or DVD start to deteriorate, or when an USB stick is unplugged while a write is in progress. In the…
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Is TrueCrypt reliable enough for business-critical use?

I'd like to hear from TrueCrypt users who've had both good and (if any) bad experiences with it: Is it reliable enough for business-critical use? In my case, I expect to use file-based containers rather than encrypting entire partitions. For me the…
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I used the same password for my hidden volume as my outer volume. Did I lose my outer volume's data?

I had a regular TrueCrypt volume that contained data that I actually wanted to keep. Well, like a complete moron, I decided to experiment with hidden volumes and, of course, I used that existing volume as the guinea pig. The outer, unhidden…
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Truecrypt Volume Won't Mount From Hard Drive

I have a truecrypt volume on a hard drive. When I try to mount the volume from the hard drive I get an error with Incorrect password or not a truecrypt volume. If I copy the truecrypt volume onto my local hard drive and then mount it, it works…
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truecrypt - how to specify file system type from command line when creating a volume

OS: Mint 12, 64 bit (Linux kernel: 3.5.0-17) truecrypt version: 7.1a I'm using truecrypt in an automation script. And I want to create a volume with Ext4 file system. But seems that --filesystem option can't do that. When I pass --filesystem=ext4 at…
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Is Locking or putting a computer to Sleep safe with full disk encryption?

I'm using Truecrypt for full-disk encryption of my computer's drives. Is it safe to Sleep or Lock my computer, or would that allow someone to bypass the disk encryption and access the data on the drives as if they weren't encrypted?
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Can't format TrueCtypt file container to NTFS

I'm following standard procedure for creating encrypted file container, and then formatting to NTFS, the progress reaches 100%, waits for a while, and then gives me this: Formatting to FAT succeeds. I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64. I've tried different…
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Is there a way to find all hidden TrueCrypt containers on my system?

Years ago, I encrypted some of my pictures with TrueCrypt. Now I can't find the container anymore. I suspect I used a hidden container, maybe I accidentally erased it. Is there a way to find all hidden TrueCrypt containers on my system? I guess not,…
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Why I cannot see quick format option when "create an encrypted file container"

Based on this http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=creating-new-volume I have an option to quick format the drive. However, when I create a volume with options of "create an encrypted file container", I don't see any way that I can choose "quick…
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Truecrypt Cloned to Multiple USB

We're using Truecrypt on an 8Gb USB key plugged into a Windows 7 machine. We have 2 other identical keys that we want to replicate that volume to. Is there an easier way than just copying the container over every morning? Thanks!
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TrueCrypt with blank password

This might sound like an odd question, but please hear me out. I want to setup my laptop to use TrueCrypt, but without a password. My wife doesn't travel much with her notebook. There are occasions where we will have to travel and bring the…
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TrueCrypt and data shredder works better together?

When copying or moving file into TrueCrypt to be encryted, will an unencrypted copy remain somewhere? Is it safer to copy the file into the TrueCrypt volume and then shred the original file?
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How can I reduce the physical size ("size on disk") for TrueCrypt encrypted volumes?

I have an encrypted TrueCrypt volume with dynamic size (maximum 4GB). I had about 900MB used on that volume (and so the "size on disk", or the physical volume size on my "real" hard drive was also about 900MB). Now I have deleted some stuff from…
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Truecrypt, killed process, still able to copy files on external disk

I have just started using TrueCrypt on the go to encrypt my entire external usb disk. Everything works nicely, now I just have one question: I plug in the disk and mount it with TrueCrypt. I can copy files on to it and read it. All seems ok. Then I…
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Most efficent allocation unit size for an AES-encrypted PenDrive

I'm gonna encrypt a PenDrive using AES (with TrueCrypt). What would be the most efficient allocation unit size when formatting? Since AES block size is 16 KB, would 16 KB be the most efficient? Is this logic correct?
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