repair-bde:tldr:bd485

repair-bde: Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided recovery key file.

repair-bde

$ repair-bde ${C:} -RecoveryKey ${path\to\file-bek}

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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 replace C: 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.

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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