Veracrypt encrypted ssd damage

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Veracrypt encrypted ssd damage

Forum: Technical Topics

Created: 2018-09-13

Updated: 2018-09-13

Andre - 2018-09-13

HI, it looks like my veracrypt encrypted ssd is partly damaged, i 100% have the right password, but its giving me an error message as soon as i try to mount it(Source: MountVolume:8090).

I also tried to mount it with the mount option "Use backup header embedded in volume if available", but that didnt help aswell.

I really need to recover some files from the sdd, as they are very important for me.

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Enigma2Illusion - 2018-09-13

The only remaining option to mount the volume is to restore the header from an external backup file of the header taken before the failure of the SSD saved to another drive that is still accessible as shown below.

Volume Tools > Backup Volume Header

There is no recovery data software that can help you access the data unless you are able to mount the volume.

Just a reminder to all users, you should always have backups of your data whether you use encryption or not since hardware failure, user error and/or software errors can cause loss of data at any time.

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Andre - 2018-09-13

So, there is no way of "repairing" the ssd, without a backup of the volume header?

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Enigma2Illusion - 2018-09-13

Correct.

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