Recovering Data from Encryption

Recovering data from a BitLocker-encrypted drive isn't the same problem in every case. A forgotten password with the recovery key still in hand is a five-minute fix. A corrupted partition table on an encrypted volume, or a system drive that lost its TPM binding after a hardware change, is a different situation entirely — the volume is still there, but locating and unlocking it takes more than typing a password into Windows. This guide covers both, for the system volume (C) and any additional encrypted data volume (D).