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Read only prohibits writes to the drive and removable media defines certain parameters for the drive.

Default mount options - select to mount volumes as read-only or removable media.

The developers squeezed a lot of settings on that single page and there is even a 'more settings' button at the bottom that links to other Settings windows. Select Settings > Preferences to open the general preferences. The very first thing you may want to do is go through all settings and some other stepsÂ to make sure everything is set up correctly.

Mount options - Select to mount the file or partition, dismount all, or configure auto-mount.

Select - The select options let you select an encrypted file (container) or hard drive partition for mounting.

Create Volume - starts a wizard to create a new container or encrypt a partition.

The menu bar links to additional tools, options and settings that new users may want to explore prior to creating a new container or encrypting a hard drive partition.

The program lists available drive letters and mounted volumes at the top, and options to create, mount and dismount volumes in the lower half. VeraCrypt's main interface looks almost like a copy of the classic TrueCrypt interface. Note that it requires elevation because of that.

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The program creates a System Restore Point during installation and will install its drivers on the system. The installer provides a few extra options such as adding an icon to the desktop or Start Menu, or associating the file extensions.

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You can download and extract the portable VeraCrypt archive and run it right away. VeraCrypt is offered as a portable version and installer.

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This review is based on VeraCrypt 1.23 for Windows but most of it applies to VeraCrypt for Linux and Mac Os X as well.

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