The problem is that I have forgotten my password to unlock my E: drive which contains my important information. Unfortunately I don't have a recovery key. I click on Unlocking a drive and then I click on forgot my password. I shows some information and displays something like:
I know the Bitlocker PIN for the PC i am using but i dont know the recovery key for that is there any possiblity that i can use my PIN to retrieve the password/recovery key and also that recovery. How to retrieve your BitLocker Recovery key? May 22, 2014 Unallocated Author 2315 Views 0 Comments find bit locked key, find bitlocker key, How can I retrieve my BitLocker Recovery key. To save your recovery key to a network share use the following script.
Your recovery key can be identified by: 6FABCF77
And on the next page it says:
Full BitLocker recovery key identification: 6FABCF77-7BDA-47FD-94D0-E990147ECBE7
I searched a lot for the solution. All solutions require password or recovery key or recovery file ... .Some examples of the links I have read can be found here: +, +, +.
3 Answers
Looks like what the information above is like a thumbprint for a certificate, which is really just a shorthand way of identifying the public key.
Anyway, without the recovery key or password, there is no chance of recovery of your data.
LawrenceCLawrenceCWhen BitLocker is enabled it has you store the recovery key. Look on your flash drives for it. You will know the correct one as it will be identified by the key you listed.
The dialog would have looked something like the image below and the file name like:
I got the Bitlocker blue screen on my new Surface Pro. I've looked at so many posts and pages to figure out how to find the code. This is where I found my answer: http://m.windowsitpro.com/microsoft-surface/locating-your-microsoft-surface-bitlocker-recovery-key
Basically, it's saved in a cloud under your Microsoft account. Sign into your Microsoft account and go to this page:
You'll will find your actual Key ID and abnormally long Recovery Key number.
Wish this was the first info posted in all that reading and all the responses posted that don't help.
Hope this helps