Bitlocker USB stick

Jacob Grass 1 Reputation point
2021-03-22T20:15:09.127+00:00

Hello , i put a bitlocker password on a USB stick but , now after i remove the stick from the pc and put it again it said the password is wrong and the recovery key is wrong too but i am sure of both of them the password and the recovery key that it is right . what to do now to remove the bitlocker or open the USB drive again . Thank you.

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  1. Jenny Feng 14,076 Reputation points
    2021-03-23T07:13:19.523+00:00

    @JacobGrass-5619
    Hi,
    Have you made any changes to the pc or the USB?
    Please try to use the command line"repair-bde -RecoveryKey  Volume:PathToRecoveryKey " to repair the BitLocker and use the command "manage-bde –unlock F: -recoverykey "G:\Backupkeys\recoverykey.bek" to have a test.
    If the issue persists, please check the Event Viewer for any related error messages to troubleshoot this issue. 

    For your reference:
    Manage-bde: unlock
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff829854.aspx
    Repair-bde.exe Parameter Reference
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706528(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_recoverykey

    Sometimes, BitLocker encrypted drive can be unlocked with correct password or BitLocker recovery key on another computer.

    Hope above information can help you.

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  2. S.Sengupta 15,111 Reputation points MVP
    2021-03-23T14:21:23.043+00:00

    What version of Bitlocker are you using?

    Kindly go through the following ref:

    Manage-bde: unlock

    Repair-bde

  3. Jenny Feng 14,076 Reputation points
    2021-03-26T06:23:15.147+00:00

    Hi,
    Sometimes, BitLocker encrypted drive can be unlocked with correct password or BitLocker recovery key on another computer.
    I suggest you install all the latest updates before trying to unlock the BitLocker driver.
    Sometimes different versions of different encryption methods can also cause this problem.
    For your reference:
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5f8ebc1d-5f82-4e33-822f-47cd2ea2fdd9/correct-bitlocker-password-recoverykey-cant-unlock-my-drive?forum=win10itprosecurity
    While if the present BitLocker has been corrupted during the reinstalling process by coincidence, the data is lost. If there was some way to access the data without any of those things, then unfortunately the encryption would be effectively useless.
    Hope above information can help you.

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