Methods to Recover Data from BitLocker Encrypted Drives

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How to Unlock BitLocker Encrypted Drive Recover
Data

• When BitLocker encryption is turned on, stored
  data on the encrypted volume turns unreadable. To
  make it readable again, users need to
• authenticate themselves by providing the correct
  Bitlocker password, BitLocker recovery key or
  Startup key that helps to unlock the storage.
• When you start up the OS or try to get into an
  external device that BitLocker protects, you have
  to enter a password. It is only given by the user
  the first time BitLocker is set up.
• The system creates an unique 48-digit BitLocker
  recovery key when
• BitLocker is turned on for the first time for a
  storage device. This key is also known as a
  Microsoft or BitLocker recovery key. If you lose
  the password or don't have a password, you can
  use it to decode the data even if you don't have
  the password itself.
• This is how the BitLocker key itself look
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  .
• A Startup key is a hidden .bek file on a USB
  drive that works the same way as a BitLocker
  recovery key. The boot partition can be
  automatically decrypted without the user having
  to enter a password.
• Unlock BitLocker Encrypted Drive
• For unlocking the BitLocker encrypted drive, put
  password or BitLocker recovery key. See the below
  image1 and image2.
• Enter password

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Enter BitLocker recovery key
Recover Data from Encrypted Drive To recover
data from BitLocker encrypted drive, you will
need to make use of a data recovery tool that is
provided by a third party. BLR BitLocker data
recovery tool is a popular choice among users.
When data loss occurs at random, you can use this
tool to recover data as soon as possible. Then,
follow the below steps to recover data from a
BitLocker encrypted drive.
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Step 1 Run the BLR BitLocker data recovery tool
and go to the main interface. Under the Logical
Drives section, select BitLocker encrypted drive
and click Scan to start detecting files.
Step 2 The software will show you the files it
found when it's done scanning. You can preview
them and select the files that you want to get
back.
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Step 3 After selecting desired data you need to
enter recover button for recovering the selected
lost data. Need You need to enter an activation
key for storing the selected data. In BLR Tools
there are different plans. You need to choose one
of them according to your need. By taking a plan
you will get an activation key that helps you to
store your lost data. Q How do I unlock my
BitLocker encrypted drive? You can unlock your
BitLocker encrypted drive by entering your
password, PIN, or using a recovery key. Q What
are the steps to decrypt my BitLocker encrypted
drive? To decrypt your drive, unlock it using
your password or recovery key, then go to Control
Panel gt System and Security gt BitLocker Drive
Encryption, select your drive, right click
manage BitLockerand Turn off BitLocker. Q
What do I need to unlock my encrypted drive? To
unlock your encrypted drive, you'll need the
password or BitLocker recovery key. This key is
typically stored in your Microsoft account, .txt
file. Q Can I re-encrypt the drive after
recovering the data? Yes, we can re-encrypt the
drive with BitLocker after recovering the data.
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Q Is BLR BitLocker Recovery Tool helpful? BLR
Tools can only help if you have saved the
recovery key to your drive.