Veracrypt password help

[emmalove]

Ok. The hashcat-mode you'll probably need to use is 13723.

As explained here - in order to get the hash - you need to extract:
- for the outer volume: the first 512 bytes of the logical partition (in your case: not needed)
- for the hidden volume: the first 512 bytes, beginning at sector 128 of the logical partition (this is what you need)

Be sure to start at the logical partition, and not at the beginning of the disk.

Again, try this first on a newly created Veracrypt-volume in order to check and double-check that what you are doing is correct.

I downloaded dd for Windows but have never used it before. What the command to use in the DD command window to get the hash and start at the logical partition, not at the beginning of the disk?

I downloaded the hashcat 5.1.0 binaries but when I try to open the file hashcat32, the window closes by itself. How do I use Hashcat on Windows?

I don't know what how to try the mask of the password so it won't take years to crack. I explained in my original post what I remember about the password. Can you help please?

Thank you I appreciate it