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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: III111III870621345 on July 21, 2012, 04:03 pm

Title: Unmounted TrueCrypt Drive
Post by: III111III870621345 on July 21, 2012, 04:03 pm

I only realised tonight that my computer can still read my encrypted drives during the same session even if they are unplugged

I restarted and the computer recognized it as a broken drive like normal

why/how does a computer read an unplugged unmounted thumbdrive? 

Title: Re: Unmounted TrueCrypt Drive
Post by: digitbh on July 23, 2012, 07:13 pm

You're telling us that your encrypted drive is on a flash drive, and that after you pull the flash drive your computer is still able to see it's contents?

Make sure you're unmounting the truecrypt file correctly, and then disconnect the flash drive safely as well. If you do things correctly you shouldn't have a problem.

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Post by: StExo on July 23, 2012, 10:34 pm

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Title: Re: Unmounted TrueCrypt Drive
Post by: kmfkewm on July 24, 2012, 06:55 am

Quote from: III111III870621345 on July 21, 2012, 04:03 pm

I only realised tonight that my computer can still read my encrypted drives during the same session even if they are unplugged

I restarted and the computer recognized it as a broken drive like normal

why/how does a computer read an unplugged unmounted thumbdrive?

It might be storing it partially in RAM.

Title: Re: Unmounted TrueCrypt Drive
Post by: fuckthepolice101 on July 24, 2012, 08:36 am

Quote from: III111III870621345 on July 21, 2012, 04:03 pm

why/how does a computer read an unplugged unmounted thumbdrive?

It shouldnt.

I can see if you can SEE your data but not read/write to it.

This is on truecrypt? Double check all your settings. what you describe is not possible as I understand it.