Unfortunately, TrueCrypt does not support this. Resizing a TrueCrypt partition using a program such as PartitionMagic will, in most cases, corrupt its contents. Note: Full support for Windows Vista was introduced in version 4.3. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not run TrueCrypt 4.2a or earlier versions under Windows Vista (those versions were not designed to run on Windows Vista). Yes. Note: All .sys and .

Yes, TrueCrypt volumes are independent of the operating system. However, you need to make sure your operating system installer does not format the partition where your TrueCrypt volume resides.

File containers are normal files so you can work with them as with any normal files (file containers can be, for example, moved, renamed, and deleted the same way as normal files). Partitions/drives may be better as regards performance. Note that reading and writing to/from a file container may take significantly longer when the container is heavily fragmented. To solve this problem, defragment the file system in which the container is stored (when the TrueCrypt volume is dismounted).

GNU parted, a partition editor, is stable enough for non-guru, mere-mortal use with relative confidence. Source code for the latest version is at: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/parted/. There's also a boot disk image for resizing root partitions and for running parted on non-Linux machines. The disk image may be easier for beginners. Building from source could require some extra configuration.

Yes, this is possible. However the procedure is extremely risky and should not be attempted if you cannot afford to lose the contents of your partition. Ensure that you either have a backup of the partition or are prepared to possibly have to reinstall everything. First off run Defrag on your PC to collect all the files towards the start of the partition.

We strongly recommend against resizing a partition that contains bad blocks, as this could lead to a total data loss on this partition. Acronis Disk Director Suite does not allow you to resize partitions with bad blocks. We recommend that you create an image of this partition using Acronis True Image Home, reformat the hard disk so the bad blocks are recovered and then restore the created image resizing the partition.

Yes. The entire file system within a TrueCrypt volume is encrypted (including file names, folder names, and contents of every file). This applies to both types of TrueCrypt volumes – i.e., to file containers (virtual TrueCrypt disks) and to TrueCrypt-encrypted partitions/devices.

When you run TrueCrypt in traveler mode, TrueCrypt needs to load and start the TrueCrypt device driver. TrueCrypt needs a device driver to provide transparent on-the-fly encryption/decryption, and users without administrator privileges cannot start device drivers in Windows. Therefore, Windows Vista asks you for permission to run TrueCrypt with administrator privileges.

The text of the license is contained in the file License.txt that is included in the TrueCrypt binary and source code distribution packages, and is also available at www.truecrypt.org/license.php. Yes, there is. If you have not done so yet, upgrade to TrueCrypt 4.2a or later. Run TrueCrypt and make sure the option 'Never save history' in the main window is enabled.

In encrypted data, one corrupted bit usually corrupts the whole ciphertext block in which it occurred. The ciphertext block size used by TrueCrypt is 16 bytes (i.e., 128 bits). The mode of operation used by TrueCrypt ensures that if data corruption occurs within a block, the remaining blocks are not affected. Due to hardware or software errors/malfunctions, files stored on a TrueCrypt volume may become corrupted.

To grow a partition using fdisk(8), you will have to delete it and recreate it with a larger size. When recreating it, ensure you specify the same starting disk cylinder as before and a ending disk cylinder that is greater than the existing one. Otherwise, not only will the resize operation fail, but you may lose your entire file system. Backup your data before performing this task.

We strongly recommend against resizing or formatting a hard drive partition that contains bad blocks, as this could lead to a total data loss on this partition. Acronis Disk Director Server does not allow you to resize hard drive partitions with bad blocks. We recommend that you create an image of this partition using Acronis True Image Server für Windows, reformat the hard disk so the bad blocks are recovered and then restore the created image resizing the partition.

The "Resize" button allows you to enlarge or shrink a page you are viewing. All text and images can be magnified to 125%, 150% and 200%, or reduced to 75% and 50%. Note that some content like embedded video and dynamic objects cannot be resized.

Yes, it will. We will never create a commercial version of TrueCrypt, as we believe in open-source and free security software.

Encrypt the entire USB flash drive. However, you will not be able run TrueCrypt from the USB flash drive. Create a TrueCrypt file container on the USB flash drive (for information on how to do so, see the chapter Beginner's Tutorial, in the TrueCrypt User Guide).

Yes, virtual TrueCrypt volumes (in contrast to TrueCrypt-encrypted physical system partitions/drives) are independent of the operating system. You will be able to mount your TrueCrypt volume on any computer on which you can run TrueCrypt (see also the question "Can I use TrueCrypt on Windows if I do not have administrator privileges?").

Yes. If you intend to format a Windows dynamic volume as a TrueCrypt volume, keep in mind that after you create the Windows dynamic volume (using the Windows Disk Management tool), you must restart the operating system in order for the volume to be available/displayed in the 'Select Device' dialog window of the TrueCrypt Volume Creation Wizard. Also note that, in the 'Select Device' dialog window, a Windows dynamic volume is not displayed as a single device (item).

The maximum possible size of a TrueCrypt volume is 8589934592 GB. However, due to security reasons, the maximum allowed volume size is 1 PB (1,048,576 GB), as the amount of data that is considered secure to be encrypted using a single key depends, among other factors, on the block size of the encryption algorithm. In addition, you need to take into account other limiting factors.

We are not aware of any on-the-fly encryption tool that would cause problems when run with TrueCrypt, or vice versa.

File system within a TrueCrypt volume may become corrupted in the same way as any normal unencrypted file system. When that happens, you can use filesystem repair tools supplied with your operating system to fix it. In Windows, it is the 'chkdsk' tool. TrueCrypt provides an easy way to use this tool on a TrueCrypt volume: First, make a backup copy of the TrueCrypt volume (because the 'chkdsk' tool might damage the filesystem even more) and then mount it.

Right-click the 'Computer' (or 'My Computer') icon on your desktop or in the Start Menu and select Manage. The 'Computer Management' window should appear.

Yes, but not directly. You can create a hidden TrueCrypt volume in which you later place a disk image containing an installed operating system that you run (boot) under virtual-machine software, such as Virtual PC, VirtualBox, or VMware (VirtualBox OSE is free and open-source; Virtual PC and some editions of VMware are free). That way, you can have Windows installed in a hidden volume.

Once your building is up, customizing the inside is no problem. A partition is only one of thousands of ideas to best use the space available in our trussless, clear span designs. Be it partitions, walls or even cubicles for office space, you'll find you have plenty of room for all your needs.

TrueCrypt does not contain any mechanism or facility that would allow partial or complete recovery of your encrypted data without knowing the correct password or the key used to encrypt the data. The only way to recover your files is to try to "crack" the password or the key, but it could take thousands or millions of years depending on the length and quality of the password/keyfiles, on software/hardware efficiency, and other factors.

Yes, TrueCrypt-encrypted volumes are like normal disks. You provide the correct password (and/or keyfile) and mount (open) the TrueCrypt volume. When you double click the icon of the video file, the operating system launches the application associated with the file type – typically a media player. The media player then begins loading a small initial portion of the video file from the TrueCrypt-encrypted volume to RAM (memory) in order to play it.

Yes. However, if you need to mount a TrueCrypt volume that is stored on a read-only medium (such as a CD or DVD) under Windows 2000, the file system within the TrueCrypt volume must be FAT (Windows 2000 cannot mount an NTFS file system on read-only media).

The DVD burning software you use should allow you to select the format of the DVD. If it does, select the UDF format (ISO format does not support files larger than 2 GB).