Can other programs read my Vault when it is unlocked and mounted?

[byte]

Hello,
I am using Windows 10 and I was wondering if third-party programs have access to an unlocked vault. Can these programs read or write on my unlocked vault while it is mounted?

Thanks in advance!

[Michael]

Hi.

Of course they can. An unlocked and mounted vault is nothing else than a virtual drive.
If they couldn’t, you weren’t able to do anything with a vault. Even the file explorer is a “third party app“.

[byte]

Alright, thank you for the fast reply!

[infeo]

As an additional info, you might be interested in the following article:

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