How to use VeraCrypt to encrypt an USB flash drive

How to use VeraCrypt to encrypt an USB flash drive
How to use VeraCrypt to encrypt an USB flash drive

Step 1: Select an unused drive letter (such as z:) and click “Auto-Mount Devices”.

Step 2: Enter your password and click “OK”.

Step 3: The mounting process may take few seconds, after which go to “My Computer”( + E) and see if your encrypted volume is successfully mounted as a drive(Z).

Step 4: To access the volume, double click on the drive letter(Z) and then drag and drop your files into it.

When you are done working with the files in your VeraCrypt volume, you need to dismount it. Select the volume you want to dismount in the list of drive letters (Z). Then, click “Dismount”.

Conclusion 

Computers and USB flash drive play an integral part of daily life and any sensitive data stored on them must be secured. So start using VeraCrypt to encrypt your most sensitive data.

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