bitLocker error
I have Windows 7, I was encrypting my external hard disk (500GB ADATA) with "bit locker drive encryption". It started normally, but suddenly after 67.2%, it said "not responding" and after along time it displays an error: "An error occurred. This disk has
one or more errors, run chkdsk/r, if the error persist this may be indicative of a hardware fault..." my hard disk is available in myComputer but I can't open it, and I can't run "check disk" on it, It says the "parameter is incorrect" seems that my computer
could NOT find my drive despite of it's availability in my computer.
always when I plug in my HDD to my computer it asks for my password, when I enter my password BitLocker encrypting window comes with the same %67.2 and resume button, and when I click resume message says "encryption could not be resumed the parameter is
incorrect" with close button, when I click close the same first error message pop ups "An error occurred....."
please what should I do to resume encryption or decrypting it, or at least is there any way to recover my data if I formatted the disk... please help me anyone
March 27th, 2011 3:45pm
Open cmd in elevated mode and type: manage-bde -pause X: I guess that should pause the encryption. Then turn it off.
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May 9th, 2011 2:07pm
The only other option to recover the data is to use repair-bde command.
To execue this command you should have the 48 digit recovery password.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee523219(WS.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706528(WS.10).aspx
Hope this help you.Manoj Sehgal
May 10th, 2011 6:16am
Open cmd in elevated mode and type chkdsk /r /b /f on the faulty drive
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January 21st, 2012 4:28pm