BitLocker not showing up D: partition

Diego Reyes 1 Reputation point
2021-03-25T00:36:00.167+00:00

Hi everyone, I'm trying to fully encrypt my disks but for some reason, the D: partition it's not being showed up in the BitLocker Managment:

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This is what my Disk Managment shows in the partitions:

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Any help would be appretiated. Thanks!

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  1. Teemo Tang 11,331 Reputation points
    2021-03-25T06:42:39.483+00:00

    Can you see D partition in File Explorer?
    Find D partition in explorer, right-click it and select enable BitLocker, follow the guide to complete encryption.
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  2. Diego Reyes 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-25T20:12:35.097+00:00

    Hi TeemoTang,

    There is no such option in the File Explorer, please check:

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  3. Teemo Tang 11,331 Reputation points
    2021-03-26T06:43:22.217+00:00

    Try to use manage-bde on command to enable BitLocker on your D partition.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde-on

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  4. Diego Reyes 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-26T09:06:27.85+00:00

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>manage-bde -on D: -recoverypassword
    Cifrado de unidad BitLocker: versión de la herramienta de configuración 10.0.19041
    Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. Todos los derechos reservados.

    ERROR: error (código 0x80070057):
    El parámetro no es correcto.