{"id":86658,"date":"2026-09-29T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/?p=86658"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:27:43","slug":"can-data-be-recovered-from-a-failed-bitlocker-encrypted-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/fr-ca\/blog\/can-data-be-recovered-from-a-failed-bitlocker-encrypted-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Data Be Recovered From a Failed BitLocker Encrypted Drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"case-study-image-and-title\" class=\"vc_section blog-header-top-padding vc_custom_1743006484198 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t  <style>\n\n.vcex-video.wpex-bg-black {\n  border-radius: 15px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.vcex-video-inner video {\n  border-radius: 15px;\n}\n\n.case-study-video {\nborder-radius: 15px !important;\n}\n\n.cs-red-heading {\n      color: #EC0912;\nfont-weight: 600;\n    }\n.vcex-heading-inner {\nmargin-bottom:12px;\n}\n        .single-post-title {\n            display: none;\n        }\n    ul.meta {\n       display:none;\n        }\n\n.parent-div {\n  display: flex !important; 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\n}\n\n.vc_custom_1743006484198 {\n    margin-top: -10px !important;\n    padding-bottom: 4% !important;\n    background-color: #000000 !important;\n}\n\n.case-study-image-and-title\n{\n    margin-top: -10px !important;\n    padding-bottom: 4% !important;\n    background-color: #000000 !important;\n}\n.blog-header-top-padding\n\n{\n    margin-top: -10px !important;\n    padding-bottom: 4% !important;\n    background-color: #000000 !important;\n}\n  <\/style>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1764869151897 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image-banner.vcex_6abeac8c58867 .vcex-ib-title{color:#fefefe;font-size:45px;font-family:'DM Sans', sans-serif;font-weight:600;}.vcex-image-banner.vcex_6abeac8c58867 .vcex-ib-caption{color:#ffffff;font-size:60px;font-family:'DM Sans', sans-serif;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-image-banner wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-w-100 wpex-justify-center wpex-relative wpex-overflow-hidden wpex-bg-gray-900 wpex-text-white wpex-hover-text-white wpex-text-left wpex-rounded-md vcex-has-img-tag cs-main-image-header vcex_6abeac8c58867\"><img  src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Can-Data-Be-Recovered-From-a-Failed-BitLocker-Encrypted-Drive-Header.png\" class=\"vcex-ib-img wpex-block wpex-transition-all wpex-duration-500\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"vcex-ib-content-wrap wpex-w-100 wpex-transition-all wpex-duration-500 wpex-absolute wpex-inset-0 wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-p-30\"><div class=\"vcex-ib-content wpex-flex-grow wpex-mr-auto\"><div class=\"vcex-ib-title wpex-heading\">Les donn\u00e9es peuvent-elles \u00eatre r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es sur un<\/div><div class=\"vcex-ib-caption wpex-text-lg wpex-last-mb-0\">disque chiffr\u00e9 par BitLocker en panne?<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:35px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Oui, les donn\u00e9es pr\u00e9sentes sur un disque chiffr\u00e9 avec BitLocker peuvent \u00eatre r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es, m\u00eame si celui-ci est tomb\u00e9 en panne physiquement. Cependant, le chiffrement ajoute une exigence suppl\u00e9mentaire : la cl\u00e9 de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration doit provenir du propri\u00e9taire du disque ou d'une autre partie autoris\u00e9e, car il n'existe aucun moyen de la d\u00e9duire, ni aucune porte d\u00e9rob\u00e9e permettant d'y acc\u00e9der.<\/p>\n<p>La plupart des personnes d\u00e9couvrent qu'elles ont besoin de la cl\u00e9 de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration de l'une des deux mani\u00e8res suivantes: soit un ordinateur est tomb\u00e9 en panne et le disque en a \u00e9t\u00e9 retir\u00e9, soit une r\u00e9initialisation a entra\u00een\u00e9 une demande de la part de la machine d'une cl\u00e9 \u00e0 48 chiffres que le propri\u00e9taire ne poss\u00e8de pas. Ces deux situations sont d\u00e9sormais courantes et restent r\u00e9solubles, \u00e0 condition de pouvoir retrouver la cl\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"case-study-blurb-and-scenario\" class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1772461320762 wpex-relative\"><div id=\"video\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\" id=\"video\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5a47f{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5a47f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5a47f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5a47f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5a47f{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c5a47f translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Ce qui a chang\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> dans Windows 11 24H2<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Auparavant, BitLocker \u00e9tait une fonctionnalit\u00e9 que l'on activait soi-m\u00eame. Sur le mat\u00e9riel actuel, elle est d\u00e9sormais souvent d\u00e9j\u00e0 en cours d'ex\u00e9cution.<\/p>\n<p>Le chiffrement des appareils est offert sur toutes les \u00e9ditions de Windows, y compris \u00c9dition familiale, depuis des ann\u00e9es. Le changement apport\u00e9 dans la version 24H2 concerne les exigences mat\u00e9rielles. Microsoft a supprim\u00e9 l'exigence li\u00e9e \u00e0 la veille moderne et au HSTI, ainsi que la restriction visant les appareils dot\u00e9s de ports compatibles DMA, lesquelles excluaient jusqu'alors la plupart des ordinateurs de bureau classiques ainsi que de nombreux ordinateurs portables. Un bien plus grand nombre d'appareils remplissent d\u00e9sormais les conditions requises. Si un appareil dispose d'une puce TPM, du d\u00e9marrage s\u00e9curis\u00e9 activ\u00e9, et d'un environnement de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration configur\u00e9, il est fort probable que le chiffrement soit d\u00e9j\u00e0 activ\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6abeac8c5b506 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-md);}.vcex-image.vcex_6abeac8c5b506 .vcex-image-inner{max-width:360px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6abeac8c5b506\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker.png 800w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 13px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Le chiffrement s'active lors des installations propres et des r\u00e9initialisations d'usine. \u00c0 l'inverse, une machine mise \u00e0 niveau vers la version 24H2 via Windows Update, avec un disque d\u00e9j\u00e0 non chiffr\u00e9 en place, ne se trouve pas chiffr\u00e9e r\u00e9troactivement. La cl\u00e9 est enregistr\u00e9e sur un compte Microsoft lorsqu'une personne s'y connecte durant la configuration; un appareil configur\u00e9 avec un compte local peut donc n'avoir aucune cl\u00e9 sauvegard\u00e9e nulle part.<\/p>\n<p>Deux cons\u00e9quences en d\u00e9coulent. Un appareil peut se retrouver chiffr\u00e9 sans que son propri\u00e9taire n'ait jamais effectu\u00e9 ce choix, et une r\u00e9initialisation d'usine peut chiffrer un disque qui ne l'\u00e9tait pas auparavant.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"case-study-solution\" class=\"vc_section wpex-relative\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5cf56{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5cf56{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5cf56{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5cf56{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5cf56{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c5cf56 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Pourquoi un ordinateur fonctionnel <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">ne demande jamais la cl\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Au quotidien, BitLocker se d\u00e9verrouille en arri\u00e8re-plan sans n\u00e9cessiter la moindre intervention de l'utilisateur. La cl\u00e9 est scell\u00e9e dans la puce TPM pr\u00e9sente sur la carte m\u00e8re, et tant que le disque demeure dans cette m\u00eame machine et que la s\u00e9quence de d\u00e9marrage n'a pas chang\u00e9, le volume s'ouvre sans que quiconque n'ait besoin de saisir quoi que ce soit.<\/p>\n<p>Retirez le disque, ou perdez la carte m\u00e8re, et cette voie dispara\u00eet. Le TPM est li\u00e9 \u00e0 la machine, et non au disque. D\u00e8s lors que les deux sont s\u00e9par\u00e9s, la cl\u00e9 de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration \u00e0 48 chiffres devient n\u00e9cessaire.<\/p>\n<p>Voil\u00e0 pourquoi cette cl\u00e9 fait rarement surface tant que tout n'a pas d\u00e9j\u00e0 mal tourn\u00e9: personne n'en a besoin tant que l'ordinateur fonctionne.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5e387{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5e387{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5e387{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5e387{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c5e387{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c5e387 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">La <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration de donn\u00e9es<\/span><\/strong> sur un disque chiffr\u00e9 n\u00e9cessite la cl\u00e9<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Le travail physique et logique en lui-m\u00eame ne change pas du fait qu'un disque soit chiffr\u00e9, mais les m\u00e9thodes employ\u00e9es diff\u00e8rent. Les disques durs HDD pr\u00e9sentant des dommages m\u00e9caniques n\u00e9cessitent toujours une intervention en salle blanche. Les SSD modernes, quant \u00e0 eux, font appel \u00e0 des outils de diagnostic sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s afin de communiquer directement avec le contr\u00f4leur du disque en mode usine, permettant ainsi au moteur int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de d\u00e9chiffrer et de transmettre les donn\u00e9es brutes, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que les puces NAND ne peuvent pas \u00eatre lues directement en raison du chiffrement mat\u00e9riel.<\/p>\n<p>La plupart des disques chiffr\u00e9s par Windows 11 sont des SSD; toutefois, les disques durs HDD peuvent \u00e9galement \u00eatre chiffr\u00e9s avec BitLocker. Les disques internes secondaires sont chiffr\u00e9s en m\u00eame temps que le disque de d\u00e9marrage, et BitLocker To Go couvre les disques externes, lesquels sont souvent des disques durs classiques.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 13px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6abeac8c5f65d .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-md);}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6abeac8c5f65d\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-1-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-1-1.png 800w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-1-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Windows-11-24h2-Bitlocker-1-1-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Le chiffrement devient v\u00e9ritablement un facteur d\u00e9terminant une fois que le disque a \u00e9t\u00e9 imag\u00e9 (une copie compl\u00e8te, secteur par secteur). Le syst\u00e8me de fichiers se trouve \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur du volume chiffr\u00e9. Les structures NTFS, la table des fichiers, les enregistrements de r\u00e9pertoires : tout cela se trouve chiffr\u00e9 au m\u00eame titre que les fichiers eux-m\u00eames. La structure des fichiers ne peut \u00eatre reconstruite tant que les donn\u00e9es demeurent chiffr\u00e9es; il nous faut donc la cl\u00e9 avant m\u00eame que la reconstruction ne d\u00e9bute, et non pas seulement \u00e0 la toute fin, lorsque les fichiers sont restitu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s own repair tool works the same way. The repair-bde command exists specifically to salvage data from a damaged BitLocker volume, and it won&#8217;t run without a valid recovery password or recovery key. If the volume&#8217;s BitLocker metadata is corrupted, it also needs a backup key package.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c60899{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c60899{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c60899{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c60899{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c60899{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c60899\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Where to Find the <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Recovery Key<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Keys turn up in a handful of predictable places:<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #f60000; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 15px;\"><\/i> The Microsoft account tied to the device, at account.microsoft.com\/devices\/recoverykey.<br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-left: 50px;\">This covers most personal machines set up with a Microsoft account.<\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #f60000; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 15px;\"><\/i> A printed copy or a text file saved during setup, often on a USB drive that got put somewhere safe.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #f60000; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 15px;\"><\/i> Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID, for a device managed by an employer.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #f60000; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 15px;\"><\/i> An MDM platform such as Microsoft Intune.<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\" style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #f60000; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 15px;\"><\/i> An IT administrator holding it on the owner&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Check all of these before deciding the key is gone.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c61da0{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c61da0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c61da0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c61da0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c61da0{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c61da0\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">When the Key Is <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Harder to Track Down<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A few situations take more work.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1790705665547 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1777731447846\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c631b1{color:#e31f26;}<\/style><h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h4 wpex-text-center vcex_6abeac8c631b1\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">The device belongs to an employer.<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The person holding it usually can&#8217;t retrieve the key themselves, but the organization&#8217;s IT team can pull it from Active Directory or Entra ID. DriveSavers will work with them directly if that&#8217;s easier than going through the person who uses the device.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1787855815151\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c63d29{color:#e31f26;}<\/style><h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h4 wpex-text-center vcex_6abeac8c63d29\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">The business that owned the device has closed, or the IT manager has moved on.<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;letter-spacing:var(--wpex-tracking-normal);text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The key may still sit in a directory or an MDM tenant that someone retains access to. Tracking down who that is will usually be the first step.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"background-color:#ffffff!important;border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1777731463422\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c64918{color:#e31f26;}<\/style><h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h4 wpex-text-center vcex_6abeac8c64918\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">The device was set up with a local account, and the key was never saved.<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;letter-spacing:var(--wpex-tracking-tight);text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>For example, someone posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/answers\/questions\/5625678\/device-encryption-bitlocker-is-cloning-the-failed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft&#8217;s support forum<\/a> about a Windows 11 Home laptop with 15 years&#8217; worth of files on a secondary internal drive. Device encryption had switched itself on. The account was local, so the key was never saved anywhere. Then the drive failed mechanically. None of those things is unusual by itself, but together they mean the data can&#8217;t be read.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1790705510959 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1777731447846\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6577b{color:#e31f26;}<\/style><h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h4 wpex-text-center vcex_6abeac8c6577b\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">There are several drives, and it isn't clear which key belongs to which.<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;letter-spacing:var(--wpex-tracking-normal);text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Every key has a key ID that identifies the drive it goes with, which settles this quickly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1787855815151\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c662da{color:#e31f26;}<\/style><h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h4 wpex-text-center vcex_6abeac8c662da\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">The owner has died, and the family is handling an estate.<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The key may be in a Microsoft account that the family can access.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1790711851162 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760029818507\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6abeac8c673b4 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6abeac8c673b4 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-one wpex-flex wpex-text-left vc_custom_1790711739356 vcex_6abeac8c673b4\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon--w fa fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text wpex-flex-grow\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If nobody can produce the key, the encrypted data can&#8217;t be read. Not by DriveSavers or anyone else. That&#8217;s what the encryption is for, and we&#8217;d rather tell you that up front.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"case-study-results\" class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1772464064344 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c68565{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c68565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c68565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c68565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c68565{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c68565\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">What DriveSavers Needs <\/span><\/strong>Before Returning Recovered Data<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before DriveSavers releases recovered data, we need to know that the person requesting it is entitled to it. Our terms require you to confirm that you own the device or have the owner&#8217;s permission, and DriveSavers reserves the right to request documentation to that effect. This comes up with estates and with devices that belonged to a business. Sorting it out early keeps it from becoming a delay at the end.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1772464080847 vc_section-o-content-middle vc_section-flex wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c69bd2{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c69bd2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c69bd2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c69bd2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c69bd2{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c69bd2\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">If the Drive Is Failing, <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Time Matters<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A failing drive gets worse with use. Why that happens depends on the drive type, and the difference matters here because most drives encrypted by Windows 11 are SSDs.<\/p>\n<p>On an HDD, the damage may be physical. Every power cycle on a mechanically damaged drive gives the damage another chance to spread, and repeated read attempts on degraded media wear it further. Clicking, grinding, repeated disconnects, or the wrong capacity showing up are all reasons to stop.<\/p>\n<p>An SSD can warn you in various ways and fail for different reasons. You will not hear anything; signs include the drive disappearing from Disk Management or the BIOS, the drive switching into read-only mode, or performance dropping sharply. Repeated attempts still cost you. Every failed scan adds read-disturb stress to already-degraded NAND, and bit errors accumulate, so running recovery software repeatedly on a failing SSD makes the job harder.<\/p>\n<p>Encryption raises the stakes in one specific spot. A damaged sector inside a file costs you the data in that sector. A damaged sector in the BitLocker metadata can stop the volume from mounting at all, even when you have the key.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6abeac8c6aaff .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-md);}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6abeac8c6aaff\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cleanroom-HDD-repair-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cleanroom-HDD-repair-1.png 800w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cleanroom-HDD-repair-1-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cleanroom-HDD-repair-1-768x940.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cleanroom-HDD-repair-1-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_6abeac8c6ba5a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">When You Don't Need Data Recovery<\/span><\/strong> At All<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A locked but healthy drive doesn&#8217;t need a data recovery service. If a machine boots to the BitLocker recovery screen and the drive itself is fine, finding the key solves it. The same goes for a drive that reads normally in its original machine but asks for a key in a different one. 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The encryption doesn&#8217;t stop the work, and a failed encrypted drive gets the same attention at DriveSavers as any other failed drive.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery key is the one piece we can&#8217;t supply ourselves. It&#8217;s sitting in a Microsoft account, a company directory, an MDM tenant, a printed sheet in a drawer, or with whoever set up the device. Work through all of those before deciding it&#8217;s gone, because it usually turns up in one of them.<\/p>\n<p>If the drive is failing too, stop using it while you search. Every further attempt to read it costs you something, and the drive will be in better shape when the key turns up.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873720672 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760029818507\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1790706244405\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To recover data from locked or damaged storage units, <a href=\"\/fr-ca\/contacter-drivesavers-b2b\/\">contactez DriveSavers<\/a> <b>Recovery Services at<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"tel:14372668341\">1 (800) 440-1904<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data on a BitLocker-encrypted drive can be recovered, even if it has physically failed. 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