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My PC with Windows 11 crashed
The SSD is still intact
But I can't access it because of a bitlocker encryption
I can't find this (crashed device) in my account anymore
I would like to access the data on this SSD
Please help
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Try accessing your BitLocker recovery key
Find your BitLocker recovery key
Connect the SSD to another computer and it will ask for BitLocker key. If you have that key use that to retrieve the data.
Try Data recovery service.
Thanks for your anwer. I wasnt fully complete.
It have tried the BitLocker recovery key.
This recovery key is unknown, not attached to my account, somewhere else printed out or stored.
Before my pc crashed I did not know that my disk (also the boot disk) was encrypted.
(By the way, I'm obviously not using this crashed PC now, it's probably not repairable.)
Apparently Windows 11 sets it by default.
I understand that not just anyone can unlock the disk (ssd) but I have enough proof that it is my pc.
I have the purchase invoice, macadress, Windows 11 key, the physical device itself.
I found it quite disturbing that this could happen. I cant acces my own data with hundreds hours work on it that I didnt backup.
I have found my recovery key.
The questions and answers got me thinking.
With the former PC (which I am now working on again) I had logged in with a different Microsoft account.
After logging in with my other account I did see the last (crashed) device.
Now I have access to my SSD from my crashed PC.
I found it myself but probably not without my questions and the given answers.
Thanks.