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tiCrypt 2.17.15

Drives Table

ResearcherRequires: User, Sub-admin, or Admin role
Permission requirements
  • Basic Project Interaction
    • View projects they are a member of
    • View other members in projects they are a member of
    • Classify resources with projects they are active in
  • Project Management
    • Declassify resources tagged with projects they manage
  • Basic VM Interaction
    • View drives (inconsistent, see notes)
    • Create drives
    • Edit drives (name and whether to disable backup)
    • View drive keys (necessary to share/attach)
    • Share drives
    • Unshare drives
    • Attach drives to VMs
    • Detach drives from VMs
    • Delete drives they own

Drives are encrypted virtual disks that store your data in tiCrypt. Each drive has a format (EXT4, BTRFS, NTFS, XFS, or ZFS), belongs to a team, and can optionally be tagged with a project. Drives must be attached to a virtual machine before you can read or write files on them. You can share drives with other users in read-only or full-access (read-write) mode.

This page covers how to view and access your drives. For step-by-step instructions on creating, sharing, and configuring drives, see the dedicated pages linked in Related Pages below.

View Existing Drives​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the Drives section on the top left panel.
  3. View all listed drives you have access to.

Access Drives from the Virtual Machines UI​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the Virtual Machines section on the top left panel.
  3. In the left panel, select the virtual machine to access its drive(s).
  4. Scroll down and click the File Explorer option in the center.
  5. In the new window, select your drive in the Drives & ADs list. Linux drives are listed as (drive 1), (drive 2), and so on, followed by the drive name; Windows drives are listed by drive letter.
  6. View the contents of your drive(s).

Manage Drives from the Virtual Machines UI​

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  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the Virtual Machines section on the top left panel.
  3. In the left panel, select the virtual machine to manage its drive(s).
  4. Click the VM Settings and Details option in the bottom center.
  5. In the new window, select the Drives section in the left panel.
  6. Manage your drive(s) from the list.

Edit Drive Details​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the Drives section on the top left panel.
  3. Select the drive to edit.
  4. Click the Edit drive button in the top panel list.
  5. In the prompt, edit the drive name, its team, its backup settings, and the settings under Advanced Options.
  6. Click Update drive-name.

Delete a Drive​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the Drives section on the top left panel.
  3. Select the drive to delete.
  4. Click the menu next to the selected drive in the left panel list.
  5. Select Delete.
  6. In the prompt, tick the drive(s) without errors to delete.
  7. Type "Confirm" to confirm deletion.
  8. Click Delete number-of-drives drive(s).
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You cannot delete drives actively attached to VMs. Shut down the VM first, then delete the drive.

Change Drive Capacity & Type​

Drive capacity and format are fixed after creation. See Drive Details for details.

For detailed instructions on specific drive tasks, see these dedicated pages:

  • Create and Manage Drives - Create, format, attach, detach, remount, and mount drives
  • Share Drives - Share drives, manage access, transfer ownership, and project tagging
  • Drive Details - View specifications and configure cache/IO strategy; Sub-admins and Admins export drive data from Management > Virtual Machines > Drives