I had seen that beginner tutorial, but it doesn't specifically address whether non-system partitions can be encrypted on-the-fly, i.e., non-destructively. I know file containers cannot be and system partitions can be, and wasn't sure where non-system partitions stood in this regard.
Thanks for confirming that I can encrypt an existing non-system partition without first moving the data off of it.
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Yes, it is possible to encrypt existing data on a non-system partition without doing any copy.
In VeraCrypt nomenclature, this is called "In-Place" encryption and not on-the-fly.
Can VC perform on the fly encryption of non-system partitions?
Yes. See the documentation.
https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Beginner%27s%20Tutorial
Thanks.
I had seen that beginner tutorial, but it doesn't specifically address whether non-system partitions can be encrypted on-the-fly, i.e., non-destructively. I know file containers cannot be and system partitions can be, and wasn't sure where non-system partitions stood in this regard.
Thanks for confirming that I can encrypt an existing non-system partition without first moving the data off of it.
Yes, it is possible to encrypt existing data on a non-system partition without doing any copy.
In VeraCrypt nomenclature, this is called "In-Place" encryption and not on-the-fly.
Actually, the FAQ already contains an entry for this: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=FAQ#encrypt-in-place