Menu commands

The main menu of the BestCrypt Volume Encryption program consists of the following submenus:

Volume - This submenu contains commands to manage encryption of volumes. Since every command from the submenu runs for a concrete volume, the user should select a volume in Volume or Disk pane and then run the desired command.

Mount volume
Dismount volume
Encrypt group of volumes
Encrypt volume
Decrypt volume
Mount at Logon - This option is available for encrypted volumes. When the user checks the option, the program automatically prompts for a password entry and then mounts the volume when the user logs on. Note that the option is always set for boot/system volume because the program requires the entry of a password for the volume at boot time.
Mount at Boot time - This option is available for encrypted volumes. When the user checks the option, the program mounts the volume when the computer starts booting the operating system.

Using encrypted system volume - this command is available for non-system volumes if system volume is encrypted as well. When the user enables this option, he/she will be asked for the passwords for both volumes.
Using encrypted system SED - this command is available for non-system volumes if system SED drive is encrypted. When the user enables this option, he/she will be asked for the passwords for the volume and for the SED.

There is a difference between Mount at Logon and Mount at Boot time options:
- Mount at Logon is a per-user setting. Only the user who sets the option is automatically prompted to mount the volume after the user logs on.
- Mount at Boot time option works for all users, because it mounts the volume before any user logs on.

Encryption key - This menu includes the following commands:

Move key to external storage
Restore key from external storage
Backup keys to other external storage
Delete all keys from external storage

Exit - Run the command to quit the application

Disk - This sub-menu contains commands to manage hardware whole disk encryption of SED.
Since every command from the sub-menu runs for a specific disk, the user should select a disk in Disk pane and then run the desired command.

Mount disk
Dismount disk
Encrypt disk
Decrypt disk

See Managing hardware encryption article to know more about commands for Self-encrypting drives.

Advanced

Revert and erase - Erase data and revert disk to factory defaults using PSID (Physical Security Identifier) or SID (Security Identifier)
Run hardware compatibility test

Mount at Boot time - This option is available for encrypted disks. When the user checks the option, the program mounts the disk when the computer starts booting the operating system.

Using encrypted system volume - this command is available for non-system SED if system volume is encrypted. When the user enables this option, he/she will be asked for the passwords for the SED and for the system volume.
Using encrypted system SED - this command is available for non-system SED if system SED is encrypted as well. When the user enables this option, he/she will be asked for the passwords for both SEDs.

SED properties - run the command to view information of all SEDs detected in the system.
View/Save/Restore sectors on physical disk.

Password - Commands from the menu allow changing and adding passwords to encrypted disk volumes:

Change master password
Add password
Change additional password
Remove additional password
Remove all additional passwords

Read the Manage Volume Passwords article for more detail about running these commands. In addition, the menu contains the following commands:

Rescue - Commands from the sub-menu allow the user to prepare a Bootable CD or a removable USB disk with a Rescue File, make a backup copy of the Rescue File, or run recovery decryption of a disk volume:

Save rescue data.
Decrypt with rescue file.
Rescue data default location. - This command allows the user to select the folder where the program should automatically save a rescue file every time the user changes the configuration of an encrypted volume.

The menu also contains commands to view sectors on logical volumes as well as sectors on physical disks. It is possible to save and restore contents of physical disk sectors to/from files:

View sectors on selected Volume - To run the command, the user must select a volume in Volume or Disk pane.
View/Save/Restore sectors on selected Disk - To run the command, the user must select a disk in Disk pane.

Options

Keyboard hotkeys
Unattended mount at restart
Automatic dismount data volumes
Single sign on
Actions for inserted encrypted disk

Suppress format message
Ask password and mount

Hide drive letters for not mounted volumes - When this option is set, the program forces Windows to not display drive letters for unmounted volumes. An unmounted volume appears as "not formatted" and Windows may suggest the user format it. Setting the option to hide drive letters for volumes that are not mounted helps to avoid the risk of accidental formatting of encrypted volumes.
Hardware acceleration

View - This submenu contains commands to refresh Volume and Disk panes and to turn bars in the main window on or off.

Refresh F5 - Run this command to refresh Volume and Disk panes in the main window of the program
Toolbar - Check the menu subitem to make the Toolbar appear in the main window
Status bar - Check the menu subitem to make the Status Bar appear in the main window
System tray icon - Run this command to make the application icon appear in the bottom- right corner of desktop. Clicking the icon shows a menu with a list of disk volumes and commands.

Application - This sub-menu contains commands to display help documentation and information about the program.

Switch to simple mode - use this command to switch between Simple and Advanced mode.
Software language- This sub-menu contains list of user interface languages available for the software. If the user selects one of the languages, the program refreshes its window and starts using the selected language.
Automatic update - Run this command to configure a schedule for when automatic update of the software should happen.
Benchmark - Run this command to define performance of encryption algorithms in different encryption modes on your computer hardware.
Traveller mode files - Run this command to create a set of files to run the application on another computer without installation.
Traveller mode disk - Run this command to create encrypted USB disk with the traveller mode files embedded. That is, it will be possible to mount/decrypt the USB on another computer without BCVE installed.
Registration - Run this command to register your copy of the software.

Help - This sub-menu contains commands to display help documentation or information about the program.

Contents - Run this command to display help documentation for the program.
About BestCrypt Volume Encryption - Run this command to display program version information.
Send system information

- If you run this command, the program will save system information about your computer together with dump files into a single compressed archive. The command is helpful when you are going to contact technical support and you want to provide the vendor of the software with detailed information about your system.