Thanks for the info. Not only am i more sure that VeraCrypt is a good alternative to discontinued TrueCrypt (which i used and loved for years), but i learned about a new version with important bug fixes.

I should donate to more open source projects. I use them everyday. Yesterday i found "paste" program and almost broke down crying that somebody 40 years earlier provided free solution to problems i didn't even know i had. I love that about free software.