Do you lose all your files if you accidently delete a TrueCrypt volume container?

Question

So you create a Truecrypt volume container (say J: drive) with a specified size, say 5gb. And you save some files onto this volume like you would a normal hard drive. After your done, you dismount. But then you accidently delete the volume container, do you then loose all the data in that container? I mean Truecrypt is good for hiding and encrypting data, yes, but if it can be deleted so easily (when dismounted), what's the point, there's no benefit.

Answer 1

1. Yes, when you delete the container, the data inside is gone.

2. The point to encryption is not to prevent deletion. It's to make sure that your data is secure - no one but authorized people can access it.

Answer 2

if you delete the container all the data you put in the excrypted drive is gone.