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Introduction to *VeraCrypt*
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<p>To create new <i>VeraCrypt</i> volumes, do so outside of Tails. See
[[VeraCrypt: Beginner's Tutorial|https://veracrypt.io/en/Beginner%27s%20Tutorial.html]].</p>
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<p>Usually, drives (USB sticks and hard disks) have a single partition of their
entire size. This way, you can encrypt a whole USB stick, for example.
But, drives can also be split into several partitions.
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- **Passphrase**
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**Passphrase**
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**PIM**: a number that is needed if it was specified when creating the *VeraCrypt* volume.
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[See the *VeraCrypt* documentation on
PIM.](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Personal%20Iterations%20Multiplier%20\(PIM\).html)
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**Hidden volume**: if you want to unlock the hidden volume inside the *VeraCrypt* volume.
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**System volume**: if you want to unlock an encrypted Windows system partition.
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[See the *VeraCrypt* documentation on
encrypting a Windows system partition.](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/System%20Encryption.html)
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Using a file container
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Unlocking a file container without keyfiles
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Choose **Applications&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes**.
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Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes**.
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Click **Add** and choose the file container that you want to unlock.
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Choose **Applications&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to startopen the *Disks* utility.
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Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="link="no" class="symbolic link="no" alt=""]]&nbsp;▸ Attach Disk Image&hellip;** from the top navigation bar.
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Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt=""]]&nbsp;▸ Attach Disk Image** from the top navigation bar.
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Choose **All Files** in the file filter in the bottom-right corner.
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A first dialog appears to unlock the container.
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[[!img read-only.png link="no"authentication.png class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required"]]
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[[!img authentication.png class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required"]]
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