So you know, I am a home user, just trying to provide some level of protection for finaancial materials on the pc, and backing them up on the cloud as well - in my case on Spideroak. I sort of amused myself by trying different things, and I would like to see if my results are consistent with what you expect.
BUt I am not sure I follow when you say my software should create encrypted backup files - are you just meaining copies of the encrypted Veracrypt volume, or some separate encryption method unde that software. THe backup does show the the encrypted volume.
I have Windows 7 and think I just use Windows Backup to the Seagate external drive. This way, even of you don't log out, the volume will dismount when you lock the session or you switch user to another account.
So you will always be able to mount your volumes no matter what happens to VeraCrypt. They don't need to connect to internet or anything.
I don't know anything re True Crypt or what happened, but is there some risk that Veracrypt gets corrupted, goes bankrupt or who knows what and then while others can't get at my info, I can't either - the veracrypt app doesn't show up or work anymore so I can't remount my volume. Is there more to read specifically for a beginner as to easy do's and don'ts Seems staightforward enuf, as long as I remember my volume name and don't delete it by accident.