

In the same wizard, click 'Next' and then 'Finish'.\n7) Note that the device path you have selected in VeraCrypt may be wrong now. On the wizard page entitled 'Format Partition', select either 'Do not format this partition' or 'Do not format this volume'. Then repeat the steps 1 and 2 and continue from the step 5.\n5) Right-click the unallocated/free space area and select either 'New Partition', or 'New Simple Volume', or 'New Logical Drive'.\n6) The 'New Partition Wizard' or 'New Simple Volume Wizard' window should appear now follow its instructions. If Windows asks you to restart the computer, do so. The 'Computer Management' window should appear.\n2) In the 'Computer Management' window, select 'Storage' > 'Disk Management'.\n3) Right-click the partition you want to encrypt and select either 'Delete Partition', or 'Delete Volume', or 'Delete Logical Drive'.\n4) Click 'Yes'. To do so, follow these steps:\n1) Right-click the 'Computer' (or 'My Computer') icon in the 'Start Menu' and select 'Manage'.

Formatting the device/partition would very likely cause data corruption and system instability.\n\nTo solve this issue, we recommend that you first delete the partition and then recreate it without formatting. The file system may be in use by the operating system.

Error: The device/partition contains a file system that could not be dismounted.
