My BitLocker-encrypted becomes inaccessible these days, remains quantities of important data on it which means a lot for me. So, how can I regain access to the drive or recovery my data from the BitLocker encrypted drive? Any suggestion is appreciated.
Rest assured, following BitLocker tool -- BitLocker Repair-bde is ready to help you fix it.
Repair-bde is used to recovery data from a damaged BitLocker-encrypted drive, and save the recoverable data to another volume. You can use either the BitLocker password, BitLocker recovery key, or BitLocker startup key to decrypted the data.
Note: This command can't resolve the corrupted drive that due to the abnormal encryption or decryption process
1. Confirm your Windows System version is not in BitLocker unsupported Windows version.
2. An empty output volume, which is larger than the BitLocker drive.
3. Run Command Prompt as Administrator, and execute the corresponding command.
4. Note that Repair-bde can't resolve the corrupted BitLocker drive that due to the abnormal encryption or decryption process.
repair-bde f: e: -pw -f
# f is the source drive; e is the target drive.
Type your BitLocker password when prompted. And if it occurs "Action Required" indication, just run its command to check disk.
repair-bde F: E: -rp BitLocker_Recovery_Key –F
Note: BitLocker_Recovery_Key is in the recovery key file, every recovery key has its own recovery key id.
If you've set your system to unlock with a USB Flash Drive, then the following command can assist you to regain the BitLocker USB key Bek file name.
manage-bde -protector -get C：
Jot down the bek file Name, and run the following command to repair BitLocker drive：
repair-bde C: E: -rk "The_Bek_File_Path" -f
# c is source drive, e is target drive, The_Bek_File_Path is the absolute path of the bek file.
Before examining the decrypted drive, run chkdsk command first.
chkdsk e: /f
BitLocker only encrypts file system, instead of the physical hardware. It prevents others from stealing the contents of the files on the encrypted hard drive.
Lydia
Absolutely! That’s precisely what the BitLocker recovery key is used for. Your attempt to partition the disk triggered BitLocker to deny your unauthorized access to the encrypted drive.
Lydia
Yes, recovery key is automatically generated by the system. It can only be altered by re-enabling BitLocker encryption.
Lydia
Users are using these editions may need to upgrade to higher version for accessing the BitLocker feature.
Benjamin
