VeryCrypt - how to go about encrypting existing drives/partitions?

EnthusiastXYZ

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I can't find the exact article online that says that, but supposedly, drives/partitions should be encrypted with VeraCrypt from scratch or else the encryption is not complete. Does that mean I should encrypt a drive before installing OS and/or placing any data on it to achieve proper level of encryption? OS re-install is a major issue...
 
I haven't used Veracrypt/Truecrypt in years so I can't answer your question directly, but I can say the reason for that. The program is not optimized for SSD's. You take a considerable random access speed hit if you're planning on using that program with an SSD.
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/136

I recommend BestCrypt if you don't mind paying for something better.
 
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