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In
this tutorial, we will create our TrueCrypt volume in the folder
D:\My Documents\
and the
filename of the volume (container) will be
My Volume
(as can be seen in the screenshot above).
You may, of course, choose any other filename and location you like (for example,
on a USB
memory stick). Note that the file
My Volume
does not exist yet – TrueCrypt will create it.
IMPORTANT: Note that TrueCrypt will not encrypt any existing files (when creating a
TrueCrypt file container). If you select an existing file in this step, it will be overwritten and
replaced by the newly created volume (so the overwritten file will be lost, not encrypted).
You will be able to encrypt existing files (later on) by moving them to the TrueCrypt volume
that we are creating now.
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Select the desired path (where you wish the container to be created) in the file selector.
Type the desired
container filename in the
File name
box.
Click
Save
.
The file selector window should disappear.
In the following steps, we will return to the TrueCrypt Volume Creation Wizard.
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Note that after you copy existing unencrypted
files to a TrueCrypt volume, you should securely erase (wipe) the original
unencrypted files. There are software tools that can be used for the purpose of secure erasure (many of them are free).
