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repair-bde:tldr:bd485
This command is used to repair a BitLocker-encrypted drive on a Windows system. Let's break down each element of the command:
-
repair-bde
: This is the command-line utility used to perform repair operations on a BitLocker-encrypted drive. -
${C:}
: Here,${C:}
represents the drive letter (in this case, drive C) that needs to be repaired. You can replaceC:
with the appropriate drive letter of the BitLocker-encrypted drive you want to repair. -
-RecoveryKey
: This option specifies that a recovery key will be used to repair the drive. A recovery key is a file that contains the BitLocker recovery key generated during the encryption process. -
${path\to\file-bek}
: This represents the path to the recovery key file (file.bek
). You need to replace${path\to\file-bek}
with the actual path to the.bek
file. The.bek
file should contain the recovery key for the specific BitLocker-encrypted drive.
By executing this command with the correct variables/values, the repair-bde
utility will attempt to repair the specified BitLocker-encrypted drive using the provided recovery key.