![]() ![]() A backup is not a good backup until it has been tested, no matter how recently it was made and what checks were made of the backup system/medium beforehand. You should really have tested the backup after making it, as well as checking the disk for physical problems before hand. If you thought that last paragraph was a little preachy I apologise in advance for the next one. ![]() When you say mounting the volume "took a couple of attempts", what happened in response to the failed attempts? Any error message or status information output at all? And what commands did you try (and which eventually got you as far as you are now)? This information might trigger a memory in the mind of a passing truecrypt expert, that could be useful to you! Before trying each recovery method it is recommended that you backup the volume (yes: backup the corrupt volume (the truecrypt file, not the apparently corrupt filesystem within it) in case the attempt makes things worse (so you can go back to the bad-but-not-quite-as-bad state in order to try something else). It might be worth mounting the truecrypt volume under Linux, to see if the filesystem checking tools available there can by some fluke do something the other tools you have tried could not but you are most likely out of luck there too. Unfortunately there is probably very little that you can do. It shouldn't be a bad disk because it's brand new, and I tested it before backing everything up to it. The disk was formatted as NTFS and encrypted using AES and a passphrase. CHKDSK aborted" Windows claims that the disk is "unformatted" but truecrypt see's one partition on it. Windows cannot recover master file table. Windows will attempt to recover master file table from disk. When running CHKDSK, I get the error "Corrupt master file table. I have it mounted now (i.e., I know the password and truecrypt has 'decrypted' it and assigned it a drive letter), but chkdisk cannot do anything with it, windows says I have 0 bytes out of 0 bytes free on the partition, and using the "Fix Disk Errors" option on disk properties results in a "The disk check could not be performed because Windows can't access the disk" Once I managed to mount it, I could not view anything inside of it. Once I reinstalled windows, I managed to mount the Truecrypt partition, even though it took a few tries. I made a complete backup of all my data to it, and wiped my hard drive and reinstalled my operating systems. But VeraCrypt is the future, so if you’re setting up a new encrypted volume, it’s probably the way to go.I have a 2 TB external hard drive that I've encrypted using Truecrypt. If you’re using an old version of TrueCrypt, it isn’t incredibly urgent that you switch-it’s still pretty solid. VeraCrypt has fixed some of the minor problems brought up in TrueCrypt’s code audit, not to mention audits of its own code. It’s improvements to TrueCrypt’s base have set the stage for it to be a real successor, and while it’s a bit slower than TrueCrypt, but plenty of security experts like Steve Gibson say it’s a good time to make the jump. Technically, you can still use older versions of TrueCrypt if you like, and you can even follow along with this very guide, since TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt are nearly identical in interface. ![]() RELATED: 3 Alternatives to the Now-Defunct TrueCrypt for Your Encryption Needs VeraCrypt is ideal for creating encrypted volumes for groups of files, rather than encrypting your entire boot drive. VeraCrypt can encrypt your entire drive too, at least on some PCs, but we generally recommend Windows’ built-in Bitlocker for this purpose instead. VeraCrypt takes care of everything, keeping the files temporarily in the RAM, sweeping up after itself, and ensuring your files remain uncompromised. When you’re done working with them, you can just unmount the volume. All the files within the container are encrypted, and you can mount it as a normal drive with VeraCrypt to view and edit the files. With VeraCrypt’s on-the-fly system, you can create an encrypted container (or even an entirely encrypted system drive). RELATED: How to Set Up BitLocker Encryption on Windows TrueCrypt is now discontinued, but the project has been continued by a new team under a new name: VeraCrypt. ![]()
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