This article explains how to encrypt a USB drive with VeraCrypt with step-by-step screenshots, including what partition type to choose if you want it to be compatible with multiple operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS), as well as how to mount / access the encrypted USB drive. It shou...
VeraCrypt is a free, open source, and cross-platform application to encrypt files, folders, and drives. Using VeraCrypt you can encrypt system partitions, regular partitions or removable devices, create hidden encrypted containers and operating system, and create virtual encrypted disks. Besides from...
Why Use VeraCrypt to Encrypt Your Drive? The primary advantage of VeraCrypt is that you can use it onalmostany computer and it is completely free. Windows has BitLocker (which is not typically free), macOS has its own built-in drive encryption, and Linux has a variety of options available...
BitLocker is a tool built into Windows that lets you encrypt an entire hard drive for enhanced security. Here's how to set it up. When TrueCrypt controversially closed up shop, they recommended their users transition away from TrueCrypt to using BitLocker orVeracrypt. BitLocker has been around ...
Set a password and encrypt the drive. Encrypting an External Hard Drive Connect your external hard drive to your computer. Use BitLocker for Windows or FileVault for macOS to encrypt the entire drive. Alternatively, create encrypted containers or partitions on the drive using VeraCrypt or Disk Ut...
then the one to go for is to encrypt an entire partition of your hard drive. Alternatively, encrypt a storage device such as an external hard drive or a USB stick. This is not something I have experimented with a whole lot (although I intend to soon, and I will write it up when I...
In this article, we’re going to learn how we can encrypt a drive or a partition in Linux. We’ll explain the encryption and decryption mechanism of the drives through the use of Cryptsetup and VeraCrypt. Finally, we’ll see how we can encrypt a drive during the Linux installation proces...
VeraCrypt is an open-source data encryption utility to encrypt a drive or the whole system storage. VeraCrypt is the descendent of the obsolete encryption utility named TrueCrypt. VeraCrypt is derived from the source code of TrueCrypt. However, it overcomes the limitations of TrueCrypt. For insta...
Windows users can use VeraCrypt toencrypt their entire system drive. They can alsopartition their hard drive, then encrypt a partition with VeraCrypt. With system encryption, users will need to enter the correct password before opening Windows. This option is only available for Windows users as ...
On the first step of the VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard, select the type of volume you want to create. We're going to create a container volume, so select theCreate an encrypted file containeroption. From this window, you can also choose to encrypt an external drive or partition. You ...