• Click Connect encrypted disk or Connect disk on R-Crypto management panel

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• Double-click the file container in the Windows Explorer

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• Right-click the file-container in the Windows Explorer and select Connect in the shortcut menu

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• Right-click the R-Crypto tray icon, select Recent Disk on the shortcut menu, then select the required disk

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• Right-click the disk's file-container in Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu, go to the R-Crypto tab, and click the Connect button.

Location: Shows the location of the file-container for the encrypted disk

Password: Enter the password for this encrypted disk

Open drive after connect: Select this check box to make R-Crypto immediately open the disk in Windows Explorer after connection

Drive letter: Select the drive letter under which the connected encrypted disk will be visible to your system. Select <Auto> to let R-Crypto select the drive letter itself.

Show only available drive letters: If this check box is selected, let R-Crypto shows only drive letter available for the connection. It is impossible to connect an encrypted disk using the letter that is occupied by another device in the system.

Connect the disk as write protected: Select this check box if you want to connect the encrypted disk as a read-only device. You will be able to read data from the disk but not to write anything to it.

Emulate fixed disk: Select this checkbox if you want that your system sees the disk as a fixed one. Use this option only if you plan to share this disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions.