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I turned off BitLocker encryption on my 5TB drive and now it continues to decrypt for days!
Multi-boot with full hard drive encryption and pre-boot authenticationI am always Hibernating my System, is there any risk for my Encrypted drive with BitLocker?How to turn off need for bitlocker to go on Windows 7BitLocker Drive Encryption NOT secure from drive mapping on networkSamsung SSD 850 EVO. Best way to protect personal data against thiefsAt what point is a Bitlocker drive unlocked and how does additional pre boot pin add to security?Will Bitlocker drive encryption restart if my laptop runs out of power?Is it safe to enable auto-login in Windows with whole-drive Bitlocker turned on?Is there is a way to share encrypted data and allow decrypt only and prevent re-encryption?Is it ill-advised to use the same password for lock screen and full disk encryption (Windows 10 BitLocker)?
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I am worried I will lose my data while the drive decrypts. It is now at 23.2% encrypted and continues dropping to 23.1 etc.
Do I have to wait until it reaches 0% encryped before I can turn my PC off? What will happen if there is a power failure during decryption? Will it take several days to re-encrypt the portable drive if I turn BitLocker back on?
I just wanted to see if I could turn BitLocker off temporarily as an experiment. I did not expect it to take this long, and although I can access files on this drive I am worried the files that still have to be decrypted may be lost if I lose power.
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I am worried I will lose my data while the drive decrypts. It is now at 23.2% encrypted and continues dropping to 23.1 etc.
Do I have to wait until it reaches 0% encryped before I can turn my PC off? What will happen if there is a power failure during decryption? Will it take several days to re-encrypt the portable drive if I turn BitLocker back on?
I just wanted to see if I could turn BitLocker off temporarily as an experiment. I did not expect it to take this long, and although I can access files on this drive I am worried the files that still have to be decrypted may be lost if I lose power.
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I am worried I will lose my data while the drive decrypts. It is now at 23.2% encrypted and continues dropping to 23.1 etc.
Do I have to wait until it reaches 0% encryped before I can turn my PC off? What will happen if there is a power failure during decryption? Will it take several days to re-encrypt the portable drive if I turn BitLocker back on?
I just wanted to see if I could turn BitLocker off temporarily as an experiment. I did not expect it to take this long, and although I can access files on this drive I am worried the files that still have to be decrypted may be lost if I lose power.
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I am worried I will lose my data while the drive decrypts. It is now at 23.2% encrypted and continues dropping to 23.1 etc.
Do I have to wait until it reaches 0% encryped before I can turn my PC off? What will happen if there is a power failure during decryption? Will it take several days to re-encrypt the portable drive if I turn BitLocker back on?
I just wanted to see if I could turn BitLocker off temporarily as an experiment. I did not expect it to take this long, and although I can access files on this drive I am worried the files that still have to be decrypted may be lost if I lose power.
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According to the FAQs, you should be fine to turn off your computer during the decryption process, including a power failure.
What happens if the computer is turned off during encryption or decryption?
If the computer is turned off or goes into hibernation, the BitLocker encryption and decryption process will resume where it stopped the next time Windows starts. This is true even if the power is suddenly unavailable
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Thank You! I just found that info in another article also. No need to worry now, and I will re=encrypt and not try any more experiments when I know BitLocker works so well.
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According to the FAQs, you should be fine to turn off your computer during the decryption process, including a power failure.
What happens if the computer is turned off during encryption or decryption?
If the computer is turned off or goes into hibernation, the BitLocker encryption and decryption process will resume where it stopped the next time Windows starts. This is true even if the power is suddenly unavailable
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According to the FAQs, you should be fine to turn off your computer during the decryption process, including a power failure.
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If the computer is turned off or goes into hibernation, the BitLocker encryption and decryption process will resume where it stopped the next time Windows starts. This is true even if the power is suddenly unavailable
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According to the FAQs, you should be fine to turn off your computer during the decryption process, including a power failure.
What happens if the computer is turned off during encryption or decryption?
If the computer is turned off or goes into hibernation, the BitLocker encryption and decryption process will resume where it stopped the next time Windows starts. This is true even if the power is suddenly unavailable
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Thank You! I just found that info in another article also. No need to worry now, and I will re=encrypt and not try any more experiments when I know BitLocker works so well.
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