If the volume is device-hosted
(i.e., there are no partitions on the device, and the device is
entirely encrypted), in addition to the steps 1-3, do the following:
a. Right-click the ‘
Computer
’ (or ‘
My Computer
’) icon on your desktop, or in the Start
Menu, and select
Manage
. The ‘
Computer Management
’ window should appear.
b. In the
Computer Management
window, from the list on the left, select ‘
Disk
Management
’ (within the
Storage
sub-tree).
c. The ‘
Initialize Disk
’ window should appear. Use it to initialize the disk.
d. In the ‘
Computer Management
’ window, right-click the area representing the storage
space of the encrypted device and select ‘
New Partition
’ or ‘
New Simple Volume
’.
e. WARNING: Before you continue, make sure you have selected the correct device, as
all files stored on it will be lost. The ‘
New Partition Wizard
’ or ‘
New Simple Volume
Wizard
’ window should appear now; follow its instructions to create a new partition on
the device. After the partition is created, it will no longer be required to mount the device
with TrueCrypt to be able to save or load files to/from the device.
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Uninstalling TrueCrypt
To uninstall TrueCrypt on Windows XP, select
Start
menu >
Settings
>
Control Panel
>
Add or
Remove Programs
>
TrueCrypt
>
Change/Remove
.
To uninstall TrueCrypt on Windows Vista or later, select
Start
menu >
Computer
>
Uninstall or
change a program
>
TrueCrypt
>
Uninstall
.
No TrueCrypt volume will be removed when you uninstall TrueCrypt. You will be able to mount
your TrueCrypt volume(s) again after you install TrueCrypt or when you run it in portable mode.
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