How to Recover BitLocker Data on Windows

Introduction: Encryption of your data is much safer than just a regular password. The encryption tools, like the one which Microsoft provides ‘BitLocker’, encrypt the data for high-end security. But the biggest problem with BitLocker is that it becomes quite frustrating for even legitimate users to access or recover data from BitLocker encrypted drive. In this guide, we’ll talk on how to recover BitLocker data on Windows.

Overview of BitLocker: BitLocker is a data encryption tool provided by Windows that helps users to encrypt their data in order to make it secure in case their device gets lost or stolen. It also prevents the access to any decommissioned computers which helps companies stay safe even after they dispose-off their drives.

It uses a TPM module to encrypt your entire drive that provides foolproof security against unwanted access.

Since BitLocker is a native Windows security program, it doesn’t require any additional licensing cost to set it up on your device.

BitLocker also helps in saving your keys to Active Directory automatically. It has zero impact on write performance of your drive and a very negligible impact on the read performance.

Common Reasons for Data Loss from BitLocker

There are three possible scenarios in which you can experience data loss from BitLocker.

• User’s Mistake: Browsing unsafe sites can make your device vulnerable to potential threats and viruses. Data can be lost if a user accidentally formats the drive or deletes the file.
• Hardware Malfunction: There can be physical damage to your drive or a poor connection between your drive and computer.
• BitLocker Crash: BitLocker doesn’t usually crash because it’s quite secure. However, an unexpected error might get into play and force the program to get stopped. It can be a reason for a data loss on your drive from BitLocker.

How to Remove BitLocker Encryption

There are four possible ways through which you can remove your BitLocker encryption from a drive.

Option 1 – From Control Panel

Go to Start Button, and open the Control Panel. Click System and Security and you’ll be able to see the BitLocker Drive Encryption button, click it. Now, you can easily turn off the BitLocker that will help you decrypt your data from a selected drive.

Option 2 – With BitLocker Manager

Go to “This PC” and right click on the BitLocker drive. You’ll see the Manage BitLocker option, click it. You’ll be directed on the BitLocker homepage from where you can easily Turn Off BitLocker.

Option 3 – Through Windows PowerShell

Right click on the start button and click “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”. There you can type the command:

Disable-Bitlocker -MountPoint "H:"

In the inverted commas, you’ll type the letter of the BitLocker drive (e.g. H:). Hit Enter and the BitLocker will be turned off for your drive.

Option 4 – Using Command Prompt

Search for the “Command Prompt” through the search bar and run it as administrator. Type the following command and hit enter.

Manage-bde -unlock H: RecoveryPassword

Once it stops doing its thing, type:

Manage-bde -off H:

This will automatically turn off the BitLocker.

How to Recover BitLocker Data on Windows

If you have lost data from a BitLocker drive, you can easily recover it with Tenorshare 4DDiG.

Which allow you recover data of any format including docs, images, videos, audios, raw files, and thousands of other file formats.

Recovering data with Tenorshare 4DDiG is just a 3 step process:

Step 1: Launch Tenorshare 4DDiG.

Install and run 4DDiG on your PC. On the Homepage, you’ll be able to see all your drives under the Devices and Drives section. The padlock on the drive indicates that the data in this drive is encrypted.

Select the encrypted drive from which you want to recover your data and click Start. Enter the password and click Unlock.

Step 2: Scanning Process

The scanning process will begin and it will show the recovered files both in Tree View and File View. Wait for the scanning to get completed.

Step 3: Preview and Recover

Once the scanning process gets completed, you can preview the files to look for your desired files. Select the files you want to recover and click Recover to save them on the target location.

Conclusion

So, this is how you can recover data from BitLocker encrypted drive using Tenorshare 4DDiG. BitLocker is a very useful program that helps encrypt the data and make it much safer.

But, it can become a great problem when you don’t know how to recover data from BitLocker encrypted drive in case of accidental data loss from any of your encrypted drives. If you are interested on this software, you can also go to its official website to enjoy the 75% OFF on Christmas & New Year sales.

Written by: Christopher from Tenorshare.

 Information: This article mentions third-party software, which is shared here for convenience of readers. It is always advisable to create a System Restore point first, before using these tools.