Encrypting an SSD without partition?

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Encrypting an SSD without partition?

Forum: General Discussion

Creator: Philipp Frigerio

Created: 2023-07-21

Updated: 2023-07-27

Philipp Frigerio - 2023-07-21

Hello everyone,

I have a question which I did not find any information on the Internet, in the application itself, on the official website and here on the forum.

When I buy a new SSD, I always delete the old partition and then encrypt it directly with "VeraCrypt (on Linux with a GUI)" without reformatting it first (the SSD has no partition before encryption). Now I'm not sure if this is the right way to create an encrypted volume. Maybe I just compromised my data, even if the SSD is running fine?!

As a side note, my SSD does not have a partition table, neither GPT nor MBR.

Faithfully yours,
Philipp

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Enigma2Illusion - 2023-07-21

Hi Philipp,

Are you wiping the new SSD to install an operating system like Windows or Linux? Or is the new SSD just a data drive?

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Philipp Frigerio - 2023-07-27

Hello Enigma2Illusion,

I don't use Windows anymore. I switched to Linux and deleted the existing partition on Debian. And no, I use this M.2 SSD only for backups. Perhaps I should also mention that it is in an external case that is connected to a "Thunderbolt" USB port. Can I leave the SSD like this?

Last edit: Philipp Frigerio 2023-07-27

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