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If I use VeraCrypt to "Encrypt the Windows system partition" and someone physically gets a hold of my hard drive - can he access any files? (self.veracrypt)
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I can not find any more information on this and am confused by the wording "Windows system partition". Does this mean that the entire C: drive will be encrypted because Windows is on it, or does it only apply to the subsection of the drive that holds the Windows files?

Thank you very much

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It encrypts the entire C:-Drive but not the bootloader. So if theoretically someone gets access to your physical hard-drive he could only know which OS you are using from the bootloader but he couldn't access any files on the system-partition..