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On 10 Feb 2016 21:07 +0100, from sven@whgl.uni-frankfurt.de (Sven Eschenberg):
> Yes, it will overwrite the header and potential free space after the
> header up to the first sector of encrypted data.
> 
> Does this seem so weird?

No, but given the somewhat roundabout way this was described in the
FAQ at least last I looked, this seems like a much easier way to
describe it...

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