Open the ‘ Volumes’ menu, and choose ‘ Create New Volume’.Insert the USB drive, then launch VeraCrypt from the desktop shortcut.
Veracrypt external drive how to#
How to encrypt an external USB drive using VeraCrypt Presuming the test completed, click Encrypt to begin encrypting the drive.During the reboot, enter your password (from above) and hit ‘ enter’ when prompted for PIM (key).Select wipe mode as ‘ 3-pass’ and then click ‘Next’.A USB key or a network storage location is recommended – you will also be prompted to burn a copy to CD if your PC is capable of burning disks.Choose a location to save the rescue disk file. It is recommended that you create a rescue disk at this step.Click ‘ Next’ when presented with the ******* keys.Move your mouse around the screen, as directed, until the progress bar turns green before clicking ‘ Next’ to pass the Collecting Random Data screen:.See the options available to users to store their encryption recovery keys in the Encryption FAQ. If you do not know your device password and you lose access to your VeraCrypt password, there is no way to access your data. It is recommended that you store this password in a second location, in a safe place off of the computer you have encrypted, preferably in multiple safe places.It is recommend that you also save a copy of this password to your personal network storage drive (UBC Home Drive - Vancouver F: Drive - Okanagan), so that University IT Support Staff can assist you in the event of an incident.It is critical that this password is something which you will remember. Leave the encryption defaults as-is ( AES and SHA-256).Select Single-boot (unless you boot multiple Operating Systems on this computer).Select ‘ Encrypt the whole drive’ and click ‘Next’, choose ‘ No’ for ‘ Encryption of Host Protected Area’.Within VeraCrypt, choose the ‘ System menu’, and select ‘ Encrypt System Partition / Drive’.Unless prompted, do not turn off your computer during this process. Ensure your computer is plugged into a power source.Once installed, launch VeraCrypt from the desktop shortcut.
Veracrypt external drive install#
VeraCrypt will now install (this process may take a few minutes). Leave the defaults only and click ‘ Install’.
Do not encrypt until you have backed up your computer!
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