After the partition is created, it will no longer be required to mount the device with TrueCrypt to be able to save or load files to/from the device. The ‘ New Partition Wizard’ or ‘ New Simple Volume Wizard’ window should appear now follow its instructions to create a new partition on the device. WARNING: Before you continue, make sure you have selected the correct device, as all files stored on it will be lost.In the ‘ Computer Management’ window, right-click the area representing the storage space of the encrypted device and select ‘ New Partition’ or ‘ New Simple Volume’.The ‘ Initialize Disk’ window should appear.If the volume is device-hosted (i.e., there are no partitions on the device, and the device is entirely encrypted), in addition to the steps 1-3, do the following: After the partition is formatted, it will no longer be required to mount it with TrueCrypt to be able to save or load files to/from the partition. In the Computer Management window, right-click the partition you want to decrypt again and select Format.
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If you clicked Add, then in the ‘ Add Drive Letter or Path’ (which should have appeared), select a drive letter you want to assign to the partition and click OK. If no drive letter is displayed in the window, click Add.
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Please note that TrueCrypt can in-place decrypt only system partitions and system drives (select System > Permanently Decrypt System Partition/Drive). Let Hbe the hash function selected by the user (SHA-512, RIPEMD-160, or Whirlpool) 3.