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If the volume is device-hosted (i.e., there are no partitions on the device, and the device is 
entirely encrypted), in addition to the steps 1-3, do the following:
a. Right-click the ‘Computer’ (or ‘My Computer’) icon on your desktop, or in the Start 
Menu, and select Manage. The ‘Computer Management’ window should appear.
b. In the Computer Management window, from the list on the left, select ‘Disk 
Management’ (within the Storage sub-tree).
c. The ‘Initialize Disk’ window should appear. Use it to initialize the disk. 
d. In the ‘Computer Management’ window, right-click the area representing the storage 
space of the encrypted device and select ‘New Partition’ or ‘New Simple Volume’.
e. WARNING: Before you continue, make sure you have selected the correct device, as 
all files stored on it will be lost. The ‘New Partition Wizard’ or ‘New Simple Volume 
Wizard’ window should appear now; follow its instructions to create a new partition on 
the device. After the partition is created, it will no longer be required to mount the device 
with TrueCrypt to be able to save or load files to/from the device. 

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Uninstalling TrueCrypt 
To uninstall TrueCrypt on Windows XP, select Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Add or 
Remove Programs > TrueCrypt > Change/Remove.
To uninstall TrueCrypt on Windows Vista or later, select Start menu > Computer > Uninstall or 
change a program > TrueCrypt > Uninstall. 
No TrueCrypt volume will be removed when you uninstall TrueCrypt. You will be able to mount 
your TrueCrypt volume(s) again after you install TrueCrypt or when you run it in portable mode. 

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