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Copy files from Windows encrypted disk

  1. Insert a backup USB drive onto which to copy the files first
  2. Boot the computer and input the Bitlocker key however many times needed (probably 2?)
  3. Get to the windows recovery options, go to Advanced troubleshooting and select the Command Prompt
  4. Check which drive letter is assigned to USB disk with 
    diskpart
list disk
select disk <yourdiskname>
list vol
  5. 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

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