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Set Up a Secure Drive With Truecrypt

This will help you create a secure virutal drive that is simple to start and use. Use it to back up senstitive data such as drivers license, credit cards, insurance documents, mortgage documents and car registration. You can easily copy the file to a backup drive or flash drive and even view the documents from there.

  1. Install Truecrypt.
    1. Click http://truecrypt.org/downloads.
    2. Click Download under the Windows operating system. Click Run, Run & Accept the license.
    3. Select Extract, click Next and extract into c:\util. Click OK, Finish.

  2. Create a secured volume.
    1. Run c:\util\Truecrypt.exe (double click (My)Computer, C drive, Util, then TrueCrypt.exe)
    2. CreateVolume, CreateEncryptedFileContainer, Next
    3. StandardTruecryptVolume, Next
    4. C:\x.dat, Next, Next
    5. 1 GB (or whatever size you want), Next
    6. Enter and confirm a password, Next, Format, Next & close the window

  3. Create Batch Files.
    1. Start, Run, Notepad c:\util\X.bat

      @c:\util\truecrypt /v c:\x.dat /l x /a /q

      File, Save, File, Exit & close window

    2. Start Run, Notepad c:\util\NoX.bat

      @c:\util\truecrypt /d /q

      File, Save, File, Exit & close window

    3. Drag the two batch files to your desktop

  4. Use the drive.
    1. Double click X.bat on your desktop and enter your password.
    2. Drag sensitive files into drive X: (My)Computer, X drive). You can make folders and run programs like on any other drive.
    3. When done, double click NoX.bat to close drive X:.
Copy c:\x.dat to your flash drive for backup.

If you want to open the secured volume directly from the flash drive:

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