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Dismount
(also marked with a red rectangle 
in the screenshot above). To make files stored on the volume accessible again, you will have to 
mount the volume. To do so, repeat Steps 13-18. 
How to Create and Use a TrueCrypt-Encrypted Partition/Device 
Instead of creating file containers, you can also encrypt physical partitions or drives (i.e., create 
TrueCrypt device-hosted volumes). To do so, repeat the steps 1-3 but in the step 3 select the 
second or third option. Then follow the remaining instructions in the wizard. When you create a 
device-hosted TrueCrypt volume within a 
non-system
partition/drive, you can mount it by clicking 
Auto-Mount Devices
in the main TrueCrypt window. For information pertaining to encrypted 
system
partition/drives, see the chapter 
System Encryption
. 
Important: We strongly recommend that you also read the other chapters of this manual, as 
they contain important information that has been omitted in this tutorial for simplicity. 

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TrueCrypt Volume 
There are two types of TrueCrypt volumes:
•
File-hosted (container) 
•
Partition/device-hosted (non-system) 
Note: In addition to creating the above types of virtual volumes, TrueCrypt can encrypt a physical 
partition/drive where Windows is installed (for more information, see the chapter
 System 
Encryption
). 
A TrueCrypt file-hosted volume is a normal file, which can reside on any type of storage device. It 
contains (hosts) a completely independent encrypted virtual disk device.
A TrueCrypt partition is a hard disk partition encrypted using TrueCrypt. You can also encrypt 
entire hard disks, USB hard disks, USB memory sticks, and other types of storage devices.