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- **Passphrase**

**Passphrase**

- **System volume**: if you want to unlock an encrypted Windows system partition.

**System volume**: if you want to unlock an encrypted Windows system partition.

*Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes* unlocks your volume.

*Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes* unlocks your volume.

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
**Applications**&nbsp;▸
** **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities**&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.

Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.

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

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

[[!img read-only.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]

[[!img read-only.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

[[!img all-files.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]

[[!img all-files.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

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

[[!img authentication.png class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required"]]

[[!img all-files.png link="no"options.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

[[!img options.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

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.

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]].

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 **Encrypted?** 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.

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 **/media/amnesia/** 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.

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
**Applications**&nbsp;▸
**Utilit **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories**&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start the *Disks* utility.
Files** to open the *Files* browser.

Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories&nbsp;▸ Files** to open the *Files* browser.

In the sidebar of the *Files* browser, click on the <span class="bold">[[!img lib/media-eject.png alt="Eject" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button on the label of the volume corresponding to your partitionyour *VeraCrypt* volume.

In the sidebar of the *Files* browser, click on the [[!img lib/media-eject.png alt="Eject" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button on the label of your *VeraCrypt* volume.