TrueCrypt 7.1a is the last real version, released in February, 2012 and used by millions of people since then. However, the Gibson Research Corporation argues TrueCrypt is still safe to use.

The developers have made statements saying they’re not longer interested in the code, and that third-party developers can’t be trusted to maintain and patch it properly. In the file you’ll see the following cluster of lines around mid-way within the file.Yes, TrueCrypt development was officially halted and its official downloads page was taken down.Then select TextEdit from the list of apps. Open the Contents folder, then right-click the distribution.dist file and select Open With > Other.Right-click the TrueCrypt 7.2 install file on the desktop, and select Show Package Contents.Just quit the installer by clicking the Close button. You’ll be told that TrueCrypt can’t install, as mentioned above.This bypasses the fact the installation package isn’t signed – not an issue in this case because it’s downloaded from a safe location.

Right-click the TrueCrypt 7.2 install file on the desktop and select Open from the menu that appears.Download TrueCrypt, then unzip it, mount the DMG by double-clicking it, then copy the installation package to your desktop (this last bit is important!).

You’ll see the following error: “TrueCrypt requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later.” The result is that the latest version of TrueCrypt might have security bugs, but it also has a major usability bug: it won’t install on Yosemite. Last year the folks behind it ended all development, stating that modern operating systems have made it redundant (this is actually a pretty questionable statement, but never mind). Once upon a time TrueCrypt was the go-to choice for cross-platform encryption.

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