How to recover lost data after BitLocker decryption paused in Windows 10/8/7?
I paused the BitLocker decryption on my external hard drive and removed it from the computer. When I put it back onto the computer to try to resume the paused BitLocker decryption process, the external hard drive seemed no longer Bitlocked and when I try to open it I get the error message "Drive is not accessible. Access denied". How do I get my hard drive to work again?
In this situation, file system of BitLocker encrypted external hard drive has been corrupted after BitLocker decryption paused so that drive is not accessible, access denied, the only way is to recover lost data after BitLocker decryption paused in Windows 10/8/7.
BitLocker data recovery
Unlike common data recovery, BitLocker data recovery requires intact BitLocker metadata and password or 48-digit BitLocker recovery key to decrypt data from BitLocker encrypted drive so that lost data can be recovered properly, so we must find a professional BitLocker data recovery software.
iBoysoft BitLocker Recovery is a professional BitLocker data recovery software which can recover lost data from inaccessible BitLocker encrypted drive, recover lost data from corrupted, formatted, deleted, lost BitLocker encrypted partition, recover lost data after BitLocker decryption failed, recover lost data after BitLocker decryption paused, recover lost data after BitLocker encryption stuck, interrupted, etc. in Windows 10/8/7/XP.
Tutorial to recover lost data after BitLocker decryption paused in Windows 10/8/7
Step 1: Download, install and launch iBoysoft BitLocker Recovery on your computer.
Step 2: Select the paused BitLocker encrypted drive and then click Next to continue.
Step 2: Enter the password or 48-digit BitLocker recovery key and click Ok.
Step 3: Scan the lost data from paused BitLocker encrypted drive.
Step 4: After your files are found, please select them and click "Recover" to start data recovery from a paused BitLocker encrypted drive.
If some recovered files cannot open, please check "Revert decryption" option under Help menu and recover them again.
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