Truecrypt encryption tutorial 4 – How to use full disk encryption with Truecrypt

The disk encryption software in Truecrypt 5 now supports encryption of an entire Windows installation. This means that every file on your computer can be encrypted. Previous versions of Truecrypt could not encrypt operating system files and folders, or the temporary files and folders Windows creates automatically as you work with your computer, such as the virtual memory paging file. Using full disk encryption means that your data is safe and sound no matter where it is stored on your computer. Furthermore, there is no longer any need to use file shredding utilities to clear files and folders from unencrypted areas of your hard drive, since there are no longer any unencrypted areas! In the past, products which offered this level of security were prohibitively expensive, but now everyone can benefit from the improved security of a fully encrypted computer for free.

The follwing tutorial will show you how you can encrypt your entire hard drive, including your operating system files, using Truecrypt 5. This tutorial is probably the most advanced concept we have covered to date on Top-Windows-Tutorials.com. Having said that, we believe that the process is simple enough for most users to attempt, as long as they follow a few precautions beforehand.

Please exercise caution when following this tutorial!

Before beginning this tutorial, please make a FULL backup of your computers hard drive. We recommend Acronis True Image for this task. You can watch a tutorial on this superb backup package by clicking here. We also recommend watching the video through once from start to finish, before attempting the procedure yourself.

Please allow for a short delay while the video loads. When loading is complete, press the play button to start the video.

Additional Notes

Windows Vista Users - While this tutorial was filmed using Windows XP, the procedure is almost identical under Windows Vista. Windows user account control may prompt you to grant permission to continue several times during the process. Of course, you must grant permission in order to successfully encrypt your drive.

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