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Questions tagged [veracrypt]

For questions about the VeraCrypt open source encryption application. VeraCrypt can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or storage device.

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crypttab and VeraCrypt

I dual boot Fedora and Windows Vista and want them to share a partition so that I can work on the same files in both Linux and Windows, and I need everything to be encrypted. I encrypted the shared drive with VeraCrypt since TrueCrypt is out of…
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Why can't I copy symbolic links?

I'm trying to copy one directory to an ext4 filesystem on a Veracrypt encrypted USB stick. The command I used was: cp -aL /source /destination I've also tried: cp -ad /source /destination ... but I get back: cp: cannot create symbolic link…
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How do I encrypt the system disk with VeraCrypt on the command line on Linux?

I've installed Raspberry Pi OS and VeraCrypt on my RPI. I have used VeraCrypt (and, previously, TrueCrypt) for many years, but always on Windows and with the GUI. Now I try to use it on Linux on the command line (it's headless). I have spent…
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"modprobe fuse" on WSL?

Trying to use veracrypt (console) in WSL. I make a volume, seems to work OK... but when I try to mount it: Done: 100.000% Speed: 5.0 MiB/s Left: 0 s The VeraCrypt volume has been successfully created. m17awl@M17A:/media/mike$ veracrypt…
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Veracrypt does not mount to mount directory

When decrypting, one can specify in veracrypt that one want to mount at a specific directory. In Kubuntu 14.04 that worked. Now I installed a new Kubuntu 20.04 and the newly installed veracrypt can decrypt my external harddrive and mount it to…
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Encrypted external hard disk not recognized

I'm using a dual boot system with Windows 8 and Fedora 31 KDE on my PC. I've encrypted my external hard disk with VeraCrypt in Windows. Windows recognizes this external hard drive and I can unlock the encrypted hard disk with VeraCrypt on…
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How to circumvent "VeraCrypt is already running"

I'm running VeraCrypt which looks something like this: I can close this window and open it again by using the system tray icon. However, sometimes my X server crashes and after restarting it, the icon isn't there anymore. All the mounted volumes…
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open veracrypt file with cryptsetup/luks

Can cryptsetup be used to open a veracrypt file like crypsetup can open luks? What is the correct process ? Want to make sure other software can open veracrypt file , command line or gui is fine, as long as it can open a veracrypt file. Tried: $…
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Possible missing algorithm in systemd-cryptsetup to mount a veracrypt volume

I have been trying to mount a veracrypt volume on boot on a Debian system, however systemd-cryptsetup for my volume fails with these two messages taken from this command: systemctl status [email protected] The errors: PBKDF2…
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Veracrypt 1.24 cannot be used anymore for mounting volumes as normal user

I recently upgraded my Veracrypt under Debian Linux 10 (to newest version 1.24 hotfix 1, from 1.23). Previously, I was able to mount the volumes as normal user. To achieve this, I followed these steps: Mount volumes as a normal user The 1.23 version…
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How to encrypt an 8TB disk with Veracrypt with hidden partition?

When I try to encrypt an USB 8tb drive (Seagate Expansion Drive) with Veracrypt to create a Hidden Veracrypt volume, I receive this error: Error: The hidden volume to be created is larger than 2 TB (2048 GB). Possible solutions: Create a…
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Clonezilla won't mount encrypted with VeraCrypt partition

I am using Clonezilla from Parted Magic - which I am booting from live USB - because it contains VeraCrypt and Clonezilla. I want to create a backup image of one of the partitions on the hard disk of my laptop, and save it to USB connected external…
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Can a shell script be a global command?

Check this page: https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Uninstalling%20VeraCrypt.html As the documentation mentioned: ... To uninstall VeraCrypt on Linux, you have to run the following command as root: veracrypt-uninstall.sh. ... When I entered the…
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/etc/sudoers rule is not being obeyed

I have several drives encrypted with VeraCrypt and I wanted to be able to mount them all to automount when I insert a drive containing their keyfiles. This way I only have to decrypt the flash drive that contains the keyfiles and only type in one…
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How to check an encrypted (Veracrypt) external (USB) disk that has a BTRFS file system?

I want to test if physical errors of the disk, of it that is not possible, file system errors of the disk. The disk is a typical USB external drive. The disk (not by partition-level, but the whole disk itself) is encrypted using VeraCrypt. The…
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