Version Information

Never Save History 
If this option disabled, the file names and/or paths of the last twenty files/devices that were 
attempted to be mounted as TrueCrypt volumes will be saved in the History file (whose content can 
be displayed by clicking on the Volume combo-box in the main window).
When this option is enabled, TrueCrypt clears the registry entries created by the Windows file 
selector for TrueCrypt, and sets the “current directory” to the user’s home directory (in portable 
mode, to the directory from which TrueCrypt was launched) whenever a container or keyfile is 
selected via the Windows file selector. Therefore, the Windows file selector will not remember the 
path of the last mounted container (or the last selected keyfile). However, note that the operations 
described in this paragraph are 
not
guaranteed to be performed reliably and securely (see e.g. 
Security Requirements and Precautions
) so we strongly recommend that you encrypt the system 
partition/drive instead of relying on them (see 
System Encryption
). 
Furthermore, if this option is enabled, the volume path input field in the main TrueCrypt window is 
cleared whenever you hide TrueCrypt. 
Note: You can clear the volume history by selecting 
Tools
-> 
Clear Volume History
. 
Exit 
Terminates the TrueCrypt application. The driver continues working and no TrueCrypt volumes are 
dismounted. When running in ‘portable’ mode, the TrueCrypt driver is unloaded when it is no 
longer needed (e.g., when all instances of the main application and/or of the Volume Creation 
Wizard are closed and no TrueCrypt volumes are mounted). However, if you force dismount on a 

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TrueCrypt volume when TrueCrypt runs in portable mode, or mount a writable NTFS-formatted 
volume on Windows Vista or later, the TrueCrypt driver may 
not
be unloaded when you exit 
TrueCrypt (it will be unloaded only when you shut down or restart the system). This prevents 
various problems caused by a bug in Windows (for instance, it would be impossible to start 
TrueCrypt again as long as there are applications using the dismounted volume).