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by accidentaldeleter
16 Apr 2021, 12:07
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Accidentally formatted USB Stick with Veracrypt Key Files
Replies: 3
Views: 4588

Re: Accidentally formatted USB Stick with Veracrypt Key Files

I had the key files saved on a USB stick independent of the hard drive. I had just introduced the new hard drive to the system. I tried to back up the key files but used cp, which did not copy the files because they were dot files. .cache/.rcache for example. I did not use Truecrypt at all, it was ...
by accidentaldeleter
16 Apr 2021, 07:02
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Accidentally formatted USB Stick with Veracrypt Key Files
Replies: 3
Views: 4588

Accidentally formatted USB Stick with Veracrypt Key Files

Well, not actually that. I have made it a habit to always encrypt my data on all drives, and have never had a problem before with it, but I got sideswiped. I have a minimal security concern, but just to be safe, I use veracrypt to ensure if the laptop is stolen, etc. no one can get at the data, at ...