If for some reason you can't access a drive that you encrypted with BitLocker, you can use the BitLocker Repair Tool to recovery her.
BitLocker is a great donation tool for encrypting your units and ensures that only authorized people have access to the data you encrypt. In Windows 10, you can encrypt external drives (such as USB, etc.) as well and the operating system unit, to protect your data.
If an encrypted drive to me to BitLocker is inaccessible or damaged, you may not be able to access its data. In this case, you may see the message "Location not available" or the message "Access denied".
From time to time we have write about BitLocker and many use it to protect important data. But if, for whatever reason, you are unable to access your data, you will at least be disappointed. But how to recover your encrypted data?
There is a solution called BitLocker Repair Tool. This line tool orders (Command Prompt), είναι γνωστό επίσης και ως repair-bde. You can use it to recover encrypted data from one BitLocker drive to another drive on your system. Read more about this tool at this Microsoft guide.
To use the BitLocker Repair Tool, you need an output drive that must be larger than the encrypted source drive.
Use the BitLocker Repair Tool to recover an encrypted drive
1. Right-click the Start button or press the Win + X keys at the same time and select Command Prompt (Admin) to open Command Prompt as Admin.
2. At the command prompt, type the following command, replacing the drive letters as appropriate:
repair-bde {original disk} εξ output disk} -pw -f
For example, if the original drive is D: and the output drive is E:, you would run the repair-bde D: E: -pw -f command.
3. If your previous command is correct, you will be prompted to enter the code access key of the BitLocker drive to unlock it. Type your password (it won't be visible on the command line) and press Enter .
4. In a few minutes, your data will be recovered and stored on the output unit. You may be prompted to run the chkdsk command for an output unit with the message ACTION REQUIRED. Just copy the suggested command, paste it and press Enter.
5. Once your command is complete, close the command prompt.
Now you can go to Explore files and locate the recovered data on the output drive. Since the data from the original drive is now recovered, you can format the original drive and use it for another purpose.
