Bitlocker With USB Key

[msdad]

I bought Windows XP Ultimate and setup my computer with Bitlocker, using a USB key for the encryption key.

After setting everything up and confirming it all works, I thought I would make a copy of this USB key. When I look at the USB stick using Windows Explorer or via a Dir command through a DOS prompt, I don't see any files on the USB stick.

Is this normal? Is there no way to make a copy of the stick, I would have thought I would have seen files on it.

 

[Brink]

Hello MSDad,

You can use steps 12 and 13 in the tutorial below from the encrypted HDD in Computer or Control Panel to make a copy of the "Startup key" and "Recovery Key".

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...cryption-windows-7-drive-turn-off-no-tpm.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[msdad]

Thank you, this helped

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.