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		Reviving1514 on Oct 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VeraCrypt: Free open-source disk encryption for Wi... I've seen reports of corrupted files and that has always stopped me from using it. I even paid for the Android app just to support them. Is file corruption still an issue?

Ayesh on Oct 2, 2023 | [–]

> still

Never had problems. FWIW, I'm using AES/256 bit keys/HMAC SHA-512 on all of my volumes.

kristofferg on Oct 2, 2023 | [–]

Ime. not more than any other encryption tool. Just don’t skip or delay those backups.

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