User`s guide

5. Click Create if you only want to create the vault at the selected location. To
create and display the vault as a virtual disk drive in My Computer click
Create and Open.
Note
When you open the vault, a virtual disk drive appears in My Computer. The drive
is labeled with the drive letter assigned to the vault.
● Add the files or folders you want to keep safe to the vault.
In order to add a file to a vault, you must first open the vault.
1. Browse to the .bvd vault file.
2. Right-click the vault file, point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Open.
3. In the window that appears, select a drive letter to assign to the vault, enter
the password and click Open.
You can now perform operations on the drive that corresponds to the desired file
vault using Windows Explorer, just as you would with a regular drive. To add a
file to an open vault, you can also right-click the file, point to Bitdefender File
Vault and select Add to file vault.
● Keep the vault locked at all times.
Only open vaults when you need to access them or manage their content. To lock
a vault, right-click the corresponding virtual disk drive from My Computer, point
to Bitdefender File Vault and select Lock.
● Make sure not to delete the .bvd vault file.
Deleting the file also deletes the vault contents.
For more information about operating with file vaults, please refer to “File encryption”
(p. 114).
14.5. How do I remove a file permanently with Bitdefender?
If you want to remove a file permanently from your system, you need to delete the
data physically from your hard disk.
The Bitdefender File Shredder will help you to quickly shred files or folders from
your computer using the Windows contextual menu, by following these steps:
1. Right-click the file or folder you want to permanently delete, point to Bitdefender
and select File Shredder.
2. A confirmation window will appear. Click Yes to start the File Shredder wizard.
3. Wait for Bitdefender to finish shredding the files.
4. The results are displayed. Click Close to exit the wizard.
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