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Is it possible to clone and access encrypted disk with Bitlocker using 3rd party tools such as Acronis disk imager ?

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2023-06-20T09:38:26+00:00

Is it possible to clone and access encrypted disk with Bitlocker using 3rd party tools such as Acronis disk imager ?

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  1. DaveM121 818K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-20T10:10:41+00:00

    Hi Robert,

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    You should not try to clone an Encrypted drive, the resulting image may be unreadable, it is best to decrypt the drive first, and Acronis indicate if the drive is encrypted it cannot be cloned successfully with their software.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T10:23:45+00:00

    Hi Dave

    Thank you for getting back to me.

    If I encrypt my laptop with a bit locker, store my keys on the USB and provide another user with admin access to my machine will they be able to clone the content of my drive and access it on another machine ?

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  3. DaveM121 818K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-20T10:25:21+00:00

    No that would not be possible, they would need to be logged in with your account and have access to your Blitlocker key to access the image.

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