TrueCrypt System Files & Application Data Note:
%windir%
is the main Windows installation path (e.g.,
C:\WINDOWS
)
TrueCrypt Driver %windir%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\truecrypt.sys
Note: This file is not present when TrueCrypt is run in portable mode.
TrueCrypt Settings, Application Data, and Other System Files WARNING: Note that TrueCrypt does
not encrypt any of the files listed in this section (unless it
encrypts the system partition/drive).
The following files are saved in the folder
%APPDATA%\TrueCrypt\
. In portable mode, these files
are saved to the folder from which you run the file
TrueCrypt.exe (i.e., the folder in which
TrueCrypt.exe resides):
Configuration.xml
(the main configuration file).
System Encryption.xml
(temporary configuration file used during the initial process of in-
place encryption/decryption of the system partition/drive).
Default Keyfiles.xml
Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding TrueCrypt feature is not used.
Favorite Volumes.xml
Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding TrueCrypt feature is not used.
History.xml
(the list of last twenty files/devices attempted to be mounted as TrueCrypt volumes
or attempted to be used as hosts for TrueCrypt volumes; this feature can be disabled – for more
information, see the section
Never Save History )
Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding TrueCrypt feature is not used.
In-Place Encryption
In-Place Encryption Wipe Algo
(temporary configuration files used during the initial process of in-place encryption/decryption of a
non-system volume).
Post-Install Task - Tutorial
Post-Install Task - Release Notes
(temporary configuration files used during the process of installation or upgrade of TrueCrypt).
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The following files are saved in the folder
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TrueCrypt\
:
Original System Loader
(a backup of the original content of the first drive track made before
the TrueCrypt Boot Loader was written to it).
Note: This file is absent if the system partition/drive has not been encrypted.
The following files are saved in the folder
%windir%\system32
(32-bit systems) or
%windir%\SysWOW64
(64-bit systems):
TrueCrypt
System Favorite Volumes.xml
Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding TrueCrypt feature is not used.
TrueCrypt.exe
Note: A copy of this file is located in this folder only when mounting of system favorite volumes is enabled.