TrueCrypt Hidden volume

[moons]

Good Day,
I created a volume using TrueCrypt with both outer and hidden partition and been using that for a while (outer is 50GB and the hidden is 10GB).

Then I thought I can add another hidden partition to same volume so I proceeded:

Create an encrypted volume
Hidden TrueCrypt Volume
Direct Mode
same volume above
size 10GB
create
I chose different password than I used for the old hidden one.

I thought it will create a second hidden partition in the same volume, but I found that I could see only the most recent one and the old one no longer existed and the old password was invalid. The total size of the volume was increased by the 10GB I added with the new hidden partition (total was now 60GB).

Is there any chance to access the old hidden partition or is it formatted and gone?

 

[John Connor]

If you backed up the header there may be a chance.

 

[moons]

Thank you John Connor for taking time to reply my question ,
unfortunately i didnt save backup for the volume header , is TestDisk can help recovering the volume header? , the recent volume is still empty and i didn't write anything on the volume since then .
appreciate your help
cheers!

 

[PrincessFrosty]

TC doesn't support multiple hidden partitions inside an outer partition. If you had the outer partition mounted during this whole process and put the new volume there then it will likely have overwritten part of the prior hidden parition. Remember you run the risk of overwriting data in the hidden partition if you mount the outer partition without hidden partition protection (or in read only mode)

If you had the original headers backed up you'd probably be able to restore some of it, but without those you're probably out of luck. Remember that TC encrypts empty space uniquely so the entire block of your new parition would have been written to the drive even though it's logically empty to start with.

 

[moons]

Thank you so much PrincessFrosty , your time and effort is very appreciated.

 

[SSSnail]

Stop using truecrypt and move to veracrypt.

 

[John Connor]

TC has been audited. I wouldn't trust Veracrypt unless it too goes through an audit. And how does that solve the OP's problem?

To ALL interested. https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm

 

[Athlex]

Stop using truecrypt and move to veracrypt.

Seriously. To anyone on the fence about whether to switch, do a search for 'truecrypt forshaw'