Encrypting partition/volume using TrueCrypt

Question

I'd like to password protect an existing partition on my mac using TrueCrypt.

I selected the partition using "Select Device", but I'm not sure what exactly is the process, can someone please tell me the steps briefly.

Many thanks.

Answer 1

• Create a volume (you probably want to select "Entire system drive")
• Follow instructions based on your preferences (example: multiboot options)
• Set encryption algorithm on volume
• Set volume password
• You will be prompted for a password before booting into the GUI as shown below:

• These instructions are for windows. Truecrypt does not currently support encryption of the entire system drive in OS X. (See documentation at http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/system-encryption)

Answer 2

This blog has an a post titled "Create an Encrypted Partition on Mac OS X using Truecrypt".