
The VeraCrypt Rescue Disk allows you to restore them and thus to regain access to your encrypted system and data (however, note that you will still have to enter the correct Master key or other critical data are damaged.
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If you repeatedly enter the correct password but VeraCrypt says that the password is incorrect, it is possible that the For MBR legacy boot mode, you need to insert the Rescue Disk in your CD/DVD drive and then enter your password in the Rescue Disk screen.

(for example, if you want to use an alternative boot loader/manager for other operating systems), you can boot directly from the VeraCrypt Rescue Disk (as it contains the VeraCrypt boot loader too) without restoring the boot loader to the hard drive.įor EFI boot mode, just insert your Rescue Disk into a USB port, boot your computer on it and then select Boot VeraCrypt loader from rescue disk on the Rescue Disk screen. You do not want the VeraCrypt boot loader to reside on the hard drive (for example, by inappropriately designed activation software) or if

If the VeraCrypt Boot Loader is frequently damaged Then press 'Y' to confirm the action, remove the Rescue Disk from your USB port or CD/DVD drive and restart your computer. For MBR legacy boot mode, select instead Repair Options > For EFI boot mode, select Restore VeraCrypt loader binaries to system disk in the Rescue Disk screen. The VeraCrypt Rescue Disk allows you restore it and thus to regain access to your encrypted system and data (however, note that you will still have to enter the correct password

If the VeraCrypt Boot Loader screen does not appear after you start your computer (or if Windows does not boot), the During the process of preparing the encryption of a system partition/drive, VeraCrypt requires that you create a so-called VeraCrypt Rescue Disk (USB disk in EFI boot mode, CD/DVD in MBR legacy boot mode), which serves the following purposes:
