Full Disk Encryption - VeraCrypt

[BestPCBuilder2017]

So I'm trying to get full disk encryption working for VeraCrypt and it won't let me select the "whole drive" option, it's grayed/blurred out. Just wondering if anyone knows what to do for this. I have 7MB at the very beginning of the drive completely available (made available using Windows Disk Management) so I don't know why it won't let me proceed since I have the dedicated free space available for the bootloader. 

[Guest]

You normaly can't acces that part of the drive. It's reserved for some windows crap somehow.

[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, Dutch-stoner said:

You normaly can't acces that part of the drive. It's reserved for some windows crap somehow.

I don't think you're on the same page here... 

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 minutes ago, NCIX Lampy said:

So I'm trying to get full disk encryption working for VeraCrypt and it won't let me select the "whole drive" option, it's grayed/blurred out. Just wondering if anyone knows what to do for this. I have 7MB at the very beginning of the drive completely available (made available using Windows Disk Management) so I don't know why it won't let me proceed since I have the dedicated free space available for the bootloader. 

what os?

 

Normally veracrypt isn't the best for full disk 

 

Use dmcrpt/luks, bitlocker, or file valut dependig on os.

[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what os?

 

Normally veracrypt isn't the best for full disk 

 

Use dmcrpt/luks, bitlocker, or file valut dependig on os.

I was having trouble with using a multi-boot config so I bumped it down for testing to just Windows 

 

I take it the first suggestion was for Linux? I won't ever use BitLocker lol. What is File Vault? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, NCIX Lampy said:

I was having trouble with using a multi-boot config so I bumped it down for testing to just Windows 

 

I take it the first suggestion was for Linux? I won't ever use BitLocker lol. What is File Vault? 

bitlocker is much better for windows. filevault is for osx.

[NrKj105]

use bleachbit
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[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, NrKj105 said:

use bleachbit
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Just... Really? Really. Like you didn't even read the post. Really.............. 

[NrKj105]

nvm they deleted the disk encryption tool

[NrKj105]

the 7mb is for cache
why the fuck would you want to encrypt the cache?
free insta drive brick?

[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, NrKj105 said:

the 7mb is for cache
why the fuck would you want to encrypt the cache?
free insta drive brick?

That's the lowest that Windows allows for the partition. 

[NrKj105]

im op with librecrypt for my usb tor tail drive
i dont use veracrypt because its written in c/c++

[NrKj105]

2 minutes ago, NrKj105 said:

the 7mb is for cache
why the fuck would you want to encrypt the cache?
free insta drive brick?

yes because it needs a cache page
you need cache to get an drive to load payload files

[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, NrKj105 said:

yes because it needs a cache page
you need cache to get an drive to load payload files

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[NrKj105]

Just now, NCIX Lampy said:

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never understood what a cache is made for?

[NrKj105]

Just now, NCIX Lampy said:

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you cant transfer without temporary files ???????????????????????????????????

[BestPCBuilder2017]

3 hours ago, NrKj105 said:

you cant transfer without temporary files ???????????????????????????????????

The error message no longer showed when there wasn't space there so I assume it's fine. I don't understand how/why it wouldn't be. 

[BestPCBuilder2017]

I figured it out. Apparently VeraCrypt only supports full disk encryption for MBR and does not support GPT/GUID. Apparently according to a post I saw, they're hoping to get support for GPT/GUID going, but as of now, it's not functional. 

[Guest]

23 hours ago, NCIX Lampy said:

I don't think you're on the same page here... 

I think we were. Several others have hinted on what I was trying to say. They called a cache partition. I called it "reserved for windows crap".