True Crypt Question

[Elmira]

I read that if you uninstall TrueCrypt the encrypted volumes remain on your
drive.
What about the opposite... if you have a mounted volume can it be deleted
just like any other folder so that TrueCrypt releases the space it
previously held in a container?

I hope this question isnt too silly.
Thanks again, Elmira

 

[J44xm]

["Elmira"; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:40:03 GMT]

I read that if you uninstall TrueCrypt the encrypted volumes remain on
your drive.

True. (I'd hate to think it would be otherwise.)

What about the opposite... if you have a mounted volume can it be
deleted just like any other folder so that TrueCrypt releases the space
it previously held in a container?

TrueCrypt creates encrypted containers, which are just individual files, and
these can easily be deleted normally (since they're just files). Doing this
just deletes the encrypted files within the files themselves.

I hope this question isnt too silly.

I just hope I answered your question.

 

[Eric Huebner]

Am Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:02:31 -0600 schrieb J44xm:

TrueCrypt creates encrypted containers, which are just individual files, and
these can easily be deleted normally (since they're just files). Doing this
just deletes the encrypted files within the files themselves.

But you have to dismount them first.

 

[James]

Elmira leapt out of the bath and screamed "EUREKA!" before typing in
alt.comp.freeware:

I read that if you uninstall TrueCrypt the encrypted volumes
remain on your drive.
What about the opposite... if you have a mounted volume can it be
deleted just like any other folder so that TrueCrypt releases the
space it previously held in a container?

I hope this question isnt too silly.
Thanks again, Elmira

Can't help directly, but I've been very happy using Blowfish
Advanced ES myself, if you need to look for another encryption tool.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=blowfish+advanced+aes&meta=

as http://maakus.dyndns.org/ is now down.

HTH

 

[Klaatu]

Am Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:02:31 -0600 schrieb J44xm:


But you have to dismount them first.

Only if you have them mounted already.