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How To Mount VeraCrypt Containers?

We will have the following assumptions

  • The veracrypt container is in the users home directory
  • The veracrypt container is named project.vc
  • We want to mount the project to the directory ~/project

Mounting Procedure

  1. Make sure you are in the same directory as the veracrypt container
    cd ~
    
  2. Make sure the mount directory exists
    mkdir -p ./project
    
  3. Mount the container
    veracrypt --mount project.vc ./project
    
    • Enter Password: Enter your password
    • Enter the rest of the information it asks (Usually just leave blank)

Your container should now be mounted. You can check by going into the directory and checking your files.


Unmount Procedure

When you are done, Remember to unmount the container by running:

veracrypt --dismount project.vc