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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):

The following files are saved in the folder %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VeraCrypt\:

The following files are saved in the folder %windir%\system32 (32-bit systems) or %windir%\SysWOW64 (64-bit systems):