Veracrypt drives only work on the computer that made them?
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So I created two veracrypt drives on a Windows 10 computer, both on USBs. One of the usbs is entirely encrypted and the other USB contains an encrypted container. I believe I have the correct passwords for both. Both USBs appear when plugged into a computer, and I can see the encrypted container, copy it, etc.
On the computer they were created with they mounted perfectly, but even at the time I created them, I could only open them on the original computer that made them. I believe they were encrypted using the default Veracrypt settings; I don't believe they required a keyfile. I don't also don't believe it was made using True Crypt.
I've tried since to open the drives on macOS, Linux, Windows 11, and a windows 10 VM. I've tried a few different versions of Veracrypt to open them. Each time I have a failure to mount error, seems to be a generic wrong password/pim/etc. Same error for restoring from header or mounting as read only. I'm aware that sometimes there can be keyboard encoding isssues, but as far as I can tell the passwords I am entering are the passwords I have recorded.
Unfortunately I no longer have access to the original computer that could open these drives. Any idea what could have made it work on that computer and not others? Any ideas are appreciated!
I am assuming you used pre-1.26.x software version when you created the VeraCrypt volumes.
You will need to use 1.25.9 or older software to mount the volumes due to you are likely using deprecated item(s) that will not work when using 1.26.x version.
https://veracrypt.jp/en/Conversion_Guide_VeraCrypt_1.26_and_Later.html