Re-select the partition of the flash drive you want to encrypt. View devicesĪfterwards you will have to click “Select Device…” to view the partitions. The next step is to select the VeraCrypt volume type. Select VeraCrypt device typeĪfter the “VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard” opens you want to select the second option highlighted in red. Next you will want to click create volume to begin the encryption process. (warning, all data is wiped during the encryption process) Creating the volume Very carefully select the partition on the flash drive you want to encrypt. Selecting a device to encryptĪ window will pop up showing all of the storage devices on your computer. After you launch the program click on “Select Device…”. You can launch VeraCrypt by searching for it in your systems start menu or app folder.
#VERACRYPT FLASH DRIVE HOW TO#
In this section of the tutorial you will learn how to create the encrypted flash drive partition using VeraCrypt. sudo apt install veracrypt Encrypting a volume sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade Download and install VeraCrypt To do that simply open a terminal and run the following command. The next thing you will want do do is update and upgrade Ubuntu 22.04. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption Update Ubuntu The first step is to add the repository to your packages list. All said you will get a much more robust and secure encryption solution compared to any paid encryption software you could purchase.
It supports the most popular encryption algorithms such as AES 256 and AES 512.
You also have the ability to create encrypted file containers. Another benefit to VeraCrypt is the ability to encrypt both flash drives and hard disks. One of the primary reasons to use VeraCrypt is that it is an opensource replacement for the now defunct TrueCrypt. In this tutorial you will learn how to download, install, and setup encryption with VeraCrypt. Are you worried about your device being stolen? Do you have sensitive files to protect? If you answered yes to either of those questions then you would benefit from encrypting your drive with VeraCrypt.
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