If you want to use a keyfile, read the info that VeraCrypt provides.ĩ. A keyfile can be any file on your drive ( photo, mp3 etc ) that you will need to provide alongside your password in order to decrypt the volume and the files inside. NOTE: you can also use a keyfile alongside your password. Read the information displayed by VeraCrypt. You can of course set a different size.Ĩ. For this example I’m going to set my VeraCrypt container to be 5GB. Now you can specify the size of your VeraCrypt container. If you are unsure what to choose, you can the default options and click Next.ħ. Now you can choose the encryption type and hash algorithm for the volume. File encryption starts later in this tutorial.Ħ. If you select an existing file in this step, the file will NOT be encrypted but overwritten ( hence lost ) by VeraCrypt. Also, VeraCrypt will NOT encrypt any existing files when creating a container. It can be moved or deleted like any other file. Now you need to specify where you want the VeraCrypt volume ( file container ) to be created. The standard volume option is selected by default, so you can just click Next.ĥ. VeraCrypt provides info on what this means. On next step you can choose if you want to create a standard or hidden volume. We’re going to create an encrypted container.Ĥ. Here you can choose if you want to create an encrypted file container or encrypt a non-system partition, USB stick, external drive etc. You will see the VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard. Load VeraCrypt and click “Create Volume”ģ.
Download VeraCrypt and FUSE and install.Ģ. However, the process is similar on Linux and Windows.ġ.
#HOW TO USE VERACRYPT FOR A FILE HOW TO#
Today we’re going to take a quick look on how to use VeraCrypt on macOS. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication. VeraCrypt is a completely free, open-source and cross-platform utility used for on-the-fly encryption.
You can already encrypt files and encrypt folders using macOS, but you might want to consider adopting a tool like VeraCrypt. Especially when you upload it to the cloud.
It’s a good idea to encrypt your digital life.
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