From 7f902227b036876eecd115601793a1286bdc015f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mounir IDRASSI Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:24:21 +0200 Subject: Documentation: Add entry in FAQ about ghost drive that maybe listed by VeraCrypt on Windows Behavior report in Github: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1212. There is also a Reddit thread about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeraCrypt/comments/r9sg11/veracrypt_showing_a_hdd_which_does_not_exist/ Closes #1212 --- doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm | Bin 3168746 -> 3171337 bytes doc/html/FAQ.html | 16 +++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm index 1001c63c..657cc7b1 100644 Binary files a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm and b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm differ diff --git a/doc/html/FAQ.html b/doc/html/FAQ.html index 745090e6..e310f3e8 100644 --- a/doc/html/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/html/FAQ.html @@ -748,7 +748,21 @@ sudo /Applications/VeraCrypt.app/Contents/MacOS/VeraCrypt Running VeraCrypt with sudo often bypasses certain permission-related issues, but it's always a good practice to grant the necessary permissions via the system settings whenever possible.

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+Why does VeraCrypt show an unknown device in its list that doesn't appear as a physical disk in Windows Disk Management or in DiskPart output?
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+Starting from Windows 10 version 1903 and later, Microsoft introduced a feature called Windows Sandbox. This is an isolated environment designed to run untrusted applications safely. As part of this feature, Windows generates a dynamic virtual hard disk (VHDX) which represents a clean Windows installation. This VHDX contains a base system image, user data, and the runtime state, and its size can vary depending on system configurations and usage. +

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+When VeraCrypt enumerates devices on a system, it identifies all available disk devices using device path formats like \Device\HardDiskX\PartitionY. VeraCrypt lists these devices, including virtual ones such as those associated with Windows Sandbox, without making distinctions based on their physical or virtual nature. Therefore, you might observe an unexpected device in VeraCrypt, even if it doesn't appear as a physical disk in tools like diskpart. +

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+For more details on the Windows Sandbox feature and its associated virtual hard disk, you can refer to this official Microsoft article. +

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I haven't found any answer to my question in the FAQ – what should I do?
Please search the VeraCrypt documentation and website.
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