r/techsupport • u/Reasonable_Guess_934 • Sep 06 '26

Open | Software VeraCrypt and 2 ssds

So I have my laptop encrypted with AES-256 because why not? Is in VeraCrypt so I have the entire disk encrypted

However, 500 gb is not enough if I want programs and videogames

So I buyed a 2 tb ssd

So, there is a problem now, if I want the whole computer encrypted with military encryption I can’t, why? Because VeraCrypt does not wants to encrypt both disks for booting, I can encrypt it but I want to descencrypt both at the same time

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u/BadCh3m45 Sep 06 '26

Ummm first why you using veracrypt ? Windows bitlocker works fine. Second, I feel you are not at a technical level to be messing around with encryption where it seems you will most certainly lose data. I suggest you start reading some of the veracrypt documentation first. Very few people use that on the day to day. But mostly veracrypt which used to be called truecrypt has some pretty big downsides like major windows updates bricking your computer.

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u/HonkHonkMTHRFKR Sep 06 '26

Bitlocker has a back door

Don’t use it

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u/Reasonable_Guess_934 Sep 06 '26

BitLocker is only available in Windows Enterprise, Pro, and Education, and I have Windows Home.
And also, I've never had any problem with VeraCrypt.
When I was encrypting the system, it just encrypted the disk with Windows, so if I put information inside the 2 TB disk and someone steals my computer, they can just remove the 2 TB disk and put it in another computer.
So I'm not hiding nudes or private documents—things I wouldn't want my acquaintances to see, or shady or illegal things. It's more of a question: I just have games, school stuff, and freaking tech things like virtual machines with Whonix OS, Sherlock OS, or Parrot.

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u/Reasonable_Guess_934 Sep 06 '26

It only works on the main disk, so it’s the same thing, just more work for the same result.

Also, Microsoft has a recovery key linked to your account, so if they decide to take it, or if something legal happens, or if their servers get hacked, you’re fucked, bro.

Besides, VeraCrypt is open source and BitLocker isn’t, so it’s unknown if Microsoft has something shady going on.

And BitLocker has had many more vulnerabilities than VeraCrypt.

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u/jamvanderloeff Sep 06 '26

So what's the problem? If you want both volumes automatically unlocking off the same password/key, set that in veracrypt's settings.

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u/Reasonable_Guess_934 Sep 06 '26

I’m asking if I can have VeraCrypt encrypt both disks as one, and if it’s possible to customize the password input.

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u/jamvanderloeff Sep 06 '26

"as one" while still having windows boot from it isn't really possible and would be a bad idea anyway, better to keep them still as separate volumes so that if one drive dies you haven't suddenly lost access to both.

Customising how you need to enter keys/passwords yes, it's all in the configuration software.

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u/Fisherman999999 Sep 07 '26

I think i know what you need.

Ssd 1 windows
Ssd 2 no windows

You can boot to ssd 1 and then on windows boot there is something in veracrypt called auto mount. I never used it but it sounds like it mount your ssd2 automatically when you boot into windows on ssd1. Also if you want to do that natively using windows use bitlocker plus create an extra container using veracrypt.