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ROBLEM
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A TrueCrypt volume cannot be mounted; TrueCrypt reports “Incorrect password or not a TrueCrypt 
volume”.
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OSSIBLE 
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AUSE
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The volume header may have been damaged by a third-party application or malfunctioning 
hardware component. 
 
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OSSIBLE 
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OLUTIONS
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• If you created your volume using TrueCrypt 6.0 or later, you can try to restore the volume 
header from the backup embedded in the volume by following these steps:
1) Run TrueCrypt 6.0 or later.
2) Click Select Device or Select File to select your volume.
3) Select Tools > Restore Volume Header.
• If you created your volume using TrueCrypt 5.1a or earlier, you can try to mount your volume 
with the command line option /m recovery as follows:
1) Install TrueCrypt 6.1 or later.
2) On your keyboard, press and hold the Windows key and then press R. The Windows 
Run dialog should appear.
3) Type in the following command (replace the last argument, 
\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0, with the path to your volume and if TrueCrypt is not 
installed in %ProgramFiles%, replace %ProgramFiles% with the path to TrueCrypt):
"%ProgramFiles%\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe" /q /m recovery /v 
\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0
4) Press Enter to try to mount your volume. 
P
ROBLEM
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After successfully mounting a volume, Windows reports "This device does not contain a valid file 
system" or a similar error. 
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ROBABLE