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7) Click the "Next >" button at the bottom of the "Encryption Options" window.
We are going to leave the defaults already selected for the type of Encryption
Algorithm (AES) and Hash Algorithm (RIPEMD-160). These defaults should be sufficient
for most home and or SOHO (small office, home office) computer users. If you are
interested in learning more about the encryption options TrueCrypt offers see the
"Encryption Algorithms" link from TrueCrypt's
documentation page.
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8) Now you need to decide how large to make the volume/container to hold your encrypted
files. Go to the folder where you currently store your files. Right click on the folder
and choose "Properties". The popup window that appears will have a heading named "Size".
The number to the right is how much space your files currently occupy. Make your
volume/container file at least 1/3 larger than the space your files currently occupy.
This will allow for the addition of files in the future.
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TrueCrypt's "Volume Size" window indicates the available unused space you have
on your computers C: drive. The C: drive is the main drive/storage area for standard
installations of Microsoft's windows products and therefore most home, non networked
computers. Enter a number for the volume/container size (I entered 500
MB for this tutorial) in the box to the left of "KB" (Kilobyte) or "MB" (Megabyte).
Most of you will probably want to use the default choice of MB (Megabyte). To refresh
your memory, 1000 MB (megabytes) is approximately 1 GB (gigabyte).
Click the "Next >" button.
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9) Create and enter a password. This is the password you will enter
each time you need access to the files you add to your encrypted volume/container.
A good password is extremely important to the security of the files you encrypt
with TrueCrypt. The organization that created TrueCrypt suggests you use a password
of at least 20 characters. How do you remember a 20 character password?
I suggest the use of a password manager (FREE) to help
you store, protect and generate unique, strong passwords. After you've finished
reading this tutorial you may want to read my article on
creating good passwords. Click the "Next >" button at the bottom
of the "Volume Password" window.
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