<div class="text"> <p>A file container is a single big file inside which you can store several files encrypted, a bit like a ZIP file.</p> </div> </div>
<div class="text"> <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. </div> </div>
[See the <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> documentation on PIM.](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Personal%20Iterations%20Multiplier%20\(PIM\).html)
[See the <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> documentation on encrypting a Windows system partition.](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/System%20Encryption.html)
