Operation Manual

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VeraCrypt System Files & Application Data
Note: %windir% is the main Windows installation path (e.g., C:\WINDOWS)
VeraCrypt Driver
%windir%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\veracrypt.sys
Note: This file is not present when VeraCrypt is run in portable mode.
VeraCrypt Settings, Application Data, and Other System Files
WARNING: Note that VeraCrypt does not encrypt any of the files listed in this section (unless it
encrypts the system partition/drive).
The following files are saved in the folder %APPDATA%\VeraCrypt\. In portable mode, these files
are saved to the folder from which you run the file VeraCrypt.exe (i.e., the folder in which
VeraCrypt.exe resides):
 “Configuration.xml” (the main configuration file).
 “System Encryption.xml” (temporary configuration file used during the initial process
of in- place encryption/decryption of the system partition/drive).
 “Default Keyfiles.xml”
o Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding VeraCrypt feature is not used.
 “Favorite Volumes.xml”
o Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding VeraCrypt feature is not used.
 “History.xml” (the list of last twenty files/devices attempted to be mounted as VeraCrypt
volumes or attempted to be used as hosts for VeraCrypt volumes; this feature can be
disabled – for more information, see the section Never Save History)
o Note: This file may be absent if the corresponding VeraCrypt feature is not used.
 “In-Place Encryption”
 “In-Place Encryption Wipe Algo”
(temporary configuration files used during the initial process of in-place encryption/decryption of a
non-system volume).
 “Post-Install Task - Tutorial”
 “Post-Install Task - Release Notes”
(temporary configuration files used during the process of installation or upgrade of VeraCrypt).