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1. #HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE INSTALL#
2. #HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE SOFTWARE#
3. #HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE PASSWORD#
4. #HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE DOWNLOAD#

To start using VeraCrypt, we first need to create an encrypted volume. Click on the “ Ok” button to complete the installation procedure. Once VeraCrypt has been successfully installed, it will let you know the same. Unless you are trying to carry VeraCrypt with you on some other USB drive, Choose “ Install” option and click the “ Next” button.

#HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE INSTALL#

While installing, VeraCrypt will prompt whether you would like to install it regularly or in portable mode.

#HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE DOWNLOAD#

To get started, head over to the official website and download VeraCrypt for your operating system. Since it’s a dedicated encryption software, it comes with advanced features like creating an encrypted drive inside an encrypted drive. Useful in the situation, when someone points a gun at you and ask you to unlock the drive.It’s cross-platform, meaning if you encrypt your USB drive on Windows, you can still open it on macOS and linux, provided that you download the VeraCrypt app for the respective platform.It’s free, open source, and comes with quality encryption which is almost impossible to break in.So, the question has to be asked, why should use VeraCrypt?Īnd well, there are several reasons, why people prefer using VeraCrypt for encryption. On the other hand, VeraCrypt is definitely not the most user-friendly way of encrypting a USB drive.

#HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE PASSWORD#

There are several ways to password protect a folder, like – password protected zip file, Windows built-in encryption, or even buying an Encrypted Portable External Hard Drive. In this tutorial, I’m showing this in Windows 10, the procedure to encrypt USB drive using VeraCrypt is similar to other operating systems. And that’s it, you can now eject the flash drive, all the content in will stay encrypted.įrom now on, whenever you want to read the content of the flash drive on any computer, you need to first install Veracrypt on that computer and only then you’ll see the screen to enter the unlock password. Once you have encrypted your drive, you can add files and folders to it. This will erase everything you have on the drive, make sure that you have no data on your USB drive. How VeraCrypt Worksįirst, you need to insert the pen drive in your computer and format it with Veracrypt. Besides from the that, VeraCrypt supports hardware-acceleration and real-time encryption. Using VeraCrypt you can encrypt system partitions, regular partitions or removable devices, create hidden encrypted containers and operating system, and create virtual encrypted disks. VeraCrypt is a free, open source, and cross-platform application to encrypt files, folders, and drives. To encrypt a USB drive we are going to use VeraCrypt.

#HOW TO USE VERACRYPT TO ENCRYPT AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE SOFTWARE#

AxCrypt will then automatically encrypt all files within those folders even if you add new files.Related: 5 Best USB Encryption Software to Lock Your Flash Drive It might be quicker to select all of your folders (on your HDD) as a “Secured Folder”. That’s how AxCrypt encrypts the whole hard disk. If all of your files have a green padlock then even if your HDD is lost, nobody can view your data without your password. The file will have a green padlock icon – this means it’s encrypted. Whenever you plug in your external HDDs all your files will appear with an AXX extension. If there’s 800 GB then that’s going to take a bit of time. The first time you start AxCrypt you need to encrypt all of your files. It’s not clear what you’re asking so I’m going to answer what I think you’re asking. Is this possible? In general how the software supports the security of a total HDD (as in my case)?.” The actual encryption will take place per file when I open it. “ I do need to encrypt every single file when I login, I just need all the files to be encryted so that if the HDD lost, there will be no access to the files by an another person.