To create new <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volumes, do so
outside of Tails. See the step-by-step guides by Security-in-a-Box: on
[VeraCrypt for Windows](https://securityinabox.org/en/tools/veracrypt/).

To create new <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volumes, do so
outside of Tails. See the step-by-step guides by Security-in-a-Box on
[VeraCrypt for Windows](https://securityinabox.org/en/tools/veracrypt/).

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span></span>.

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span></span>.

Click **Unlock**.

<span class="application">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span> unlocks your volume.

<span class="application">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span> unlocks your volume.

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start the <span class="application">Disks</span> utility.

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start the <span class="application">Disks</span> utility.

Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="" class=symbolic link="no"]]&nbsp;▸ Attach Disk Image&hellip;** from the top navigation bar.

An authentication dialog appears.

[[!img authentication.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required"]]

Open your *VeraCrypt* volumes from the **Places** menu.

<h2 id="partition-external">Unlocking a partition on an external storage device</h2>

Otherwise, pPlug in the USB stick or the hard disk that you want to
unlock.

Plug in the USB stick or hard disk that you want to unlock.

<h2 id="partition-internal">Unlocking a partition on an internal hard disk</h2>

If your partition or drive is on an internal hard diskWhen starting Tails, [[set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]] when starting Tails.

When starting Tails, [[set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].

Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**&nbsp;▸ **Disks** to start the *Disks* utility.

In the left pane, select the drive that corresponds to your USB stick or hard disk.

In the left pane, select the drive that corresponds to your hard disk.

It should have an <span class="guilabel">**Encrypted?</span>** label.

It should have an **Encrypted?** label.

Click the <span class="bold">[[!img lib/unlock.png alt="Unlock selected encrypted partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the right pane.

Click the [[!img lib/unlock.png alt="Unlock selected encrypted partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the right pane.

Select the file system that appears below the unlocked volume.

Click the <span class="bold">[[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Mount selected partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button to mount the volume.

Click the [[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Mount selected partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button to mount the volume.

Click on the <span class="filename">*/media/amnesia/*</span> link in the right pane to open the volume in the <span class="application">Files</span>*Files* browser.

Click on the */media/amnesia/* link in the right pane to open the volume in the *Files* browser.