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To create new <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volumes, do so
outside of Tails. See the step-by-step guides by Security-in-a-Box: on
[VeraCrypt for Windows](https://securityinabox.org/en/tools/veracrypt/).
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To create new <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> volumes, do so
outside of Tails. See the step-by-step guides by Security-in-a-Box on
[VeraCrypt for Windows](https://securityinabox.org/en/tools/veracrypt/).
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1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span></span>.
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1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span></span>.
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Click **Unlock**.
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<span class="application">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span> unlocks your volume.
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<span class="application">Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes</span> unlocks your volume.
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1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start the <span class="application">Disks</span> utility.
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1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenu">Utilities</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guisubmenuitem">Disks</span></span>
to start the <span class="application">Disks</span> utility.
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Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="" class=symbolic link="no"]]&nbsp;▸ Attach Disk Image&hellip;** from the top navigation bar.
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[[!img read-only.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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[[!img read-only.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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[[!img all-files.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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[[!img all-files.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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An authentication dialog appears.
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[[!img authentication.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required"]]
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Open your *VeraCrypt* volumes from the **Places** menu.
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<h2 id="partition-external">Unlocking a partition on an external storage device</h2>
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Otherwise, pPlug in the USB stick or the hard disk that you want to
 unlock.
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Plug in the USB stick or hard disk that you want to unlock.
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<h2 id="partition-internal">Unlocking a partition on an internal hard disk</h2>
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If your partition or drive is on an internal hard diskWhen starting Tails, [[set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]] when starting Tails.
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When starting Tails, [[set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].
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Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**&nbsp;▸ **Disks** to start the *Disks* utility.
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In the left pane, select the drive that corresponds to your USB stick or hard disk.
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In the left pane, select the drive that corresponds to your hard disk.
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It should have an <span class="guilabel">**Encrypted?</span>** label.
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It should have an **Encrypted?** label.
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Click the <span class="bold">[[!img lib/unlock.png alt="Unlock selected encrypted partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the right pane.
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Click the [[!img lib/unlock.png alt="Unlock selected encrypted partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the right pane.
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Select the file system that appears below the unlocked volume.
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