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repair-bde:tldr:70fcf

repair-bde: Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided numerical recovery password.
$ repair-bde ${C:} -RecoveryPassword ${password}
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This command is written in the Windows command-line syntax and is used to initiate a BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) repair operation on the C: drive.

Here's a breakdown of the command and its components:

  • repair-bde is the command itself, which is a built-in tool in Windows for repairing BitLocker-protected drives.
  • ${C:} specifies the target drive that you want to repair. In this case, it refers to the C: drive, which is commonly the primary drive where the operating system is installed.
  • -RecoveryPassword is an option that indicates the method of providing the recovery password for the encryption process. In this command, ${password} represents the actual password that needs to be provided.
    • The recovery password is generated when you initially encrypt a drive with BitLocker, and it serves as a backup method to access the encrypted content in case the usual unlock methods fail.
    • By using this option, the command expects you to provide the actual recovery password as a value in place of ${password}.
    • Ensure that you replace ${password} with the actual password, without the ${} notation, to make the command work correctly.

Overall, the command initiates a repair operation for the BitLocker-encrypted C: drive by supplying the necessary recovery password.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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