Still, Veracrypt shows a single partition with no size (blank)! I then used MS diskpart to clean the USB drive and also to remove the drive letter (the volume showed G:).
Windows shows the drive as completely unallocated, however, VeraCrypt still shows a single partition (with no size) on the drive! When I use the "VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard" to "Encrypt a non-system partition/drive" as a "Standard Veracrypt volume" and select the drive, it tells me: "the selected non-system device contains partitions", so I proceeded to remove all partitions and clean the drive. I created 2 primary partitions on the USB flash drive successfully with Gparted, but both Windows and Veracrypt only see partition 1, so that path doesn't seem to work.
I tried the Traveler's Disk tool, but that appears to make only 1 unencrypted partition and only supports making encrypted file container volumes. I want to use a partition not a file container to store the encrypted volume.
One small, unencrypted partition with Veracrypt portable mode files + other various public files,Īnd another encrypted volume that is only seen and usable through VeraCrypt. This indicates the process is complete.Īnd that’s how you encrypt a flash drive or a USB drive using VeraCrypt on Windows platform.I'm running Windows 8.1, and I'd like to use a 32GB USB flash drive in the following way: After entering your passwords, you will that your device name and mount directory will appear in the file manager. Step 10: Now choose one of the slots and click ‘Select Device’ to choose the USB/Flash Drive you just formatted. When the formatting process is done, you will get a message, ‘The VeraCrypt volume has been successfully created’. Now this process might take some time to complete.
Once enough random data has been generated, click the ‘Format’ button. Step 9: On the Volume Format window, move around your mouse for about 30 seconds to generate some random data. Step 8: Select the recommended option for File system (FAT filesystem).
Make sure you choose a strong password and remember it. Then select an unused drive letter (such as. This password must be between 40-60 characters long. Using a Flash Drive Encrypted with VeraCrypt When you want to use an encrypted flash drive, first insert the drive in the computer and start VeraCrypt. Step 7: Now, you will be asked to set up a password. You can choose the default and click ‘Next’. The options that you get are AES, Serpent, Twofish, etc. Step 6: In this step you will be able to choose encryption algorithm and hash algorithm. Make sure to check ‘Never save history’ and then click ‘Next’. Step 5: Click on ‘Select Device’ and choose the USB/Flash drive that you want to encrypt. Select ‘Standard VeraCrypt Volume’ to create a normal VeraCrypt volume, and then click ‘Next’. Step 4: You will again get two options to choose from, one is ‘Standard VeraCrypt Volume’ and second is ‘Hidden VeraCrypt Volume’. Here you would select the option 2, that is, ‘Create a volume within a partition/drive’, and then click ‘Next’. Option 2: ‘Create a volume within a partition/drive’, which formats and encrypts a non-system partition, entire external or secondary drive, entire USB drive, etc. Option 1: ‘Create an encrypted file container’, which creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file.
Step 3: Next screen that will appear is ‘VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard’. Step 2: Click on the ‘Create Volume’ option on the main window.
Step 1: Download VeraCrypt from here, then install it and run it. Now, let’s find out how you can encrypt a flash drive using VeraCrypt on Windows: