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===== How to change your password =====

As a good practice when it come to protecting your data, it is always a good idea to **change your password about every 6 months**. This is important not only for shorter or weaker passwords, but also for strong ones. You might also want to change your password when you suspect someone might have gained access to your current password. No matter which case applies to you, this short section is going to show you how to change your password to a VeraCrypt volume.

  - Select the volume you wish to modify by clicking //Select File...//, then click on //Volume Tools...// as shown in the figure. {{ :dcc:itsol:veracrypt:pswrd_1.png?direct&650 | }}
  - A drop-down menu will appear. Select //Change Volume Password...// {{ :dcc:itsol:veracrypt:pswrd_2.png?direct&650 | }}
  - A new window will open, asking you to input the old password, then the new one. You can leave the values in the blue box unchanged. Please note that the //OK// button will not activate until you have input the old password and twice the new one in the provided fields. Should the new password not be the same in both fields, then the //OK// button will also not activate. This will ensure that the change in password is correct and that you have not made any typing mistake when inputting the new password. {{ :dcc:itsol:veracrypt:pswrd_3.png?direct&650 | }}
  - Last but not least, VeraCrypt will ask you to create randomness before setting the new password. As for the steps you took before in creating a VeraCrypt volume, please make sure to fill the green bar, before clicking //Continue//. {{ :dcc:itsol:veracrypt:pswrd_4.png?direct&550 | }}

**IMPORTANT**: If you have separate backups of a VeraCrypt volume, you need to change the password on all of them. If you don't, some of the versions of the volume will still require the old password to decrypt.

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