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by hackinthebochs 4763 days ago
Very true, my numbers were just an illustrative example given the context set up by the comment I replied to.
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Which you apparently didn't read thoroughly. I clearly state that the secure way to use TrueCrypt is to never mount the hidden volume in protected mode. That will enable the scenario you describe. I even state the reason why you want use it the way I suggest is to minimize the amount of hidden data that is overwritten.