Your first step in creating an encrypted container in which to store files and
folders you want to keep completely safe is to open the Cryptainer utility.
The first time you start Cryptainer LE, the program prompts you to start cre-
ating your vault. Specify the following in the Specify Cryptainer Volume
Details dialog box (shown in Figure 11-1):
Figure 11-1: Setting up a vault in Cryptainer begins with this dialog box.
The Cryptainer volume file name: The default file name and location is
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cxl1705
but it's suggested that you come up
with something on your own. It can be anything you like. You can either
browse to use an existing path or you can create a new folder and file.
For the purpose of this demonstration, I specify the file saved mail be
created in Saved e-mail -- and so the full path is
C:\Documents and Settings\Phil Haley\Saved e-mail\
saved mail
To create a new folder and specify the path, as I've done, follow these
steps:
1. Click StartAll ProgramsAccessoriesWindows Explorer.
2. Highlight the location at which you intend to create the new
folder.
For example, if you highlight Desktop, the new folder will be cre-
ated in the Desktop menu tree. (Of course, you could just right-
click your desktop and create a new folder that way.)
3. Click FileNewFolder, enter the name of your new folder, and
click Enter.
4. Minimize the Explorer window; then, in the Cryptainer vault-
creation wizard, click Browse.
5. Find your new folder and double-click it. In the text-entry field,
type the desired name for your vault file and click Save.
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