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1. #Truecrypt alternative encrypt hidden partition how to
2. #Truecrypt alternative encrypt hidden partition windows 8.1

Create a bootable USB drive containing Super GRUB2 Disk, you can try using one of these tools:.Create a bootable Windows 7 rescue disk, using UNetbootin and a Windows 7 installation disk image.Also you might need a CD burner and a CD-R for the TrueCrypt rescue disk. You will also need a few USB drives, use a 8GB for the Linux installer, 2GB for the Super GRUB2 Disk (optional step), and a 4GB for Windows 7 recovery (optional step). My computer has 8 GB of RAM and uses a SSD so I prefer to not use swap space, which is convenient because it means one less partition to deal with. This guide assumes that you have a Windows 7 installation that you are not willing to wipe, and you do not have Linux yet. Make a back up of everything first! And make sure your backup is encrypted.

#Truecrypt alternative encrypt hidden partition windows 8.1

WARNING: DOES NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 8.1 BECAUSE TRUECRYPT DOES NOT SUPPORT GPT PARTITIONS I came up with an alternative solution for people who wants to boot directly into Windows with a silent TrueCrypt login most of the time, but needs a few extra keystrokes to get into Linux. This is an ugly solution as a mainly Windows user because it involves a few extra keystrokes to activate the rescue partition, and the rescue partition is not hidden.

#Truecrypt alternative encrypt hidden partition how to

There are several guides on the Internet about how to create a dual boot system with TrueCrypt but all of them involve placing the TrueCrypt rescue disk image into a separate partition.

I used to have TrueCrypt encrypting my entire hard drive, but TrueCrypt does not really support dual boot systems with GRUB, because TrueCrypt must reside on the Master Boot Record (MBR). I also want to encrypt my entire hard drive for privacy. I am a mainly Windows 7 user who needs to use Linux only sometimes, so I need a dual boot system.