Mount Container Dialog

The Mount container dialog appears when you run the Mount command from the pop-up menu, program menu or BestCrypt systray icon, or by clicking the toolbar button. It is also possible to open the dialog by double-clicking the container file in Windows Explorer or using command line prompt.

The dialog looks like:

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To mount a BestCrypt virtual drive you must set a drive letter (or mount point) for the drive and enter the appropriate password.

NOTE: To mount a container so that it will be available as a subfolder on a regular NTFS partition, you should do the following:
1. Click Mount as: combo-box button to get the list of free drive letters.
2. Move the scroll bar down and select Mount as subfolder option.
3. Select or create empty NTFS subfolder and click OK.

After that, click OK to mount the container. To return to the Main dialog without mounting the container, click Cancel.

To set advanced mount options or to add a keyfile, user has to click the Show Advanced Settings link. The window will expand as follows:

Now it is possible to add a keyfile by clicking Key Files or to set one of the options:

Read-only mode
Mount for the current user only. If this option is enabled, the mounted virtual disk will be available only for the user currently logged in. It won't be available for other users of this computer, it cannot be shared over network, it will be dismounted as soon as the user logs off.
Mount with Key Block backup. If key block of the container was saved previously as a separate file (.kbb), use this option to mount the container using the backup copy. It may be useful if the original key block inside container has been corrupted. It is also useful for security reason, if the original key block hes been wiped the backup copy is stored in a safe place.

NOTE: If BestCrypt Control Panel is running in NON-administrator mode, it is possible to add a keyfile using drag-and-drop tool: take the keyfile in Explorer window and drag-and-drop it to the password field.