truecrypt question

phyzix · 17. Dec 2011, 06:10 AM

well since i cant post on the truecrypt forums because they ask for a payed e-mail adress, ill bring my question here to you nice people ^_^. anyways, if i have a truecrypt volume mounted and my computer freezes up requiring me to do a hard shut down. does the volume dismount itself, does the data become corrupted, or is the data itself stored back onto the computer decoded?

i ask this because my computer has a bad habit of freezing up alot, and im scared to mount my volume because i might lose those files. those files contain all my e-mails and passwords, so you can see why i would be concerned.

jim · 17. Dec 2011, 10:10 AM

However your PC shuts down Truecrypt will be dismounted anyway. The data is only as safe as any data when a PC crashes. I have never had a problem when mine has crashed and still have to re-mount with password as normal when the PC recovers. However, if the crash is bad enough to corrupt any data at all then the Truecrypt data is just as vulnerable as any. Sensible backup should always be the watchword in case of incidents like this.

shalin · 08. Feb 2012, 01:43 PM

Agree with Jim. TrueCrypt dismounts any mounted volumes on shutdown. Haven't had any problems with TC yet. Backup is always recommended but i personally i have never backed up a truecrypt volume.

17. Dec 2011, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
phyzix Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	truecrypt question well since i cant post on the truecrypt forums because they ask for a payed e-mail adress, ill bring my question here to you nice people ^_^. anyways, if i have a truecrypt volume mounted and my computer freezes up requiring me to do a hard shut down. does the volume dismount itself, does the data become corrupted, or is the data itself stored back onto the computer decoded? i ask this because my computer has a bad habit of freezing up alot, and im scared to mount my volume because i might lose those files. those files contain all my e-mails and passwords, so you can see why i would be concerned.

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17. Dec 2011, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
jim Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: near Ashford Kent England Posts: 304	However your PC shuts down Truecrypt will be dismounted anyway. The data is only as safe as any data when a PC crashes. I have never had a problem when mine has crashed and still have to re-mount with password as normal when the PC recovers. However, if the crash is bad enough to corrupt any data at all then the Truecrypt data is just as vulnerable as any. Sensible backup should always be the watchword in case of incidents like this.

08. Feb 2012, 01:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
shalin Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	Agree with Jim. TrueCrypt dismounts any mounted volumes on shutdown. Haven't had any problems with TC yet. Backup is always recommended but i personally i have never backed up a truecrypt volume.