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/).
<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>
To unlock a <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volume, you might need the following parameters, depending on the options that were selected when the volume was created:
**Keyfiles**: instead of or in addition to the passphrase, a <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volume can be unlocked using a particular file or set of files.
[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)
