{{tag>windows raid bitlocker encryption troubleshooting}} ====== Copy files from Windows encrypted disk ====== - Insert a backup USB drive onto which to copy the files first - Boot the computer and input the Bitlocker key however many times needed (probably 2?) - Get to the windows recovery options, go to //Advanced troubleshooting// and select the //Command Prompt// - Check which drive letter is assigned to USB disk with diskpart list disk select disk list vol - Select the C drive and copy the folders using xcopy and files with copy, here assuming the USB drive is assigned letter "D" c: Xcopy /E /I UserAbc d:\usersfiles ====== Tested on ====== * Windows 10 Intel RST raid setup in Bios with Bitlocker encryption ====== See also ====== * [[wiki:windows_installation_load_driver_message|Windows installation Load driver message]] ====== References ====== * https://www.makeuseof.com/bootrec-fixboot-access-denied-windows/ * https://www.windows-commandline.com/copy-directory-command-line/