My Windows 10 encrypted drive wont open up in Windows 7 even though i

[Azim1980]

.....know the password.

CAN ANY HELP???

 

[Brink]

Hello Azim,

If you have the BitLocker recovery key for this drive, you should be able to use Option 2 in the tutorial below to unlock it.

:ar: BitLocker Drive Encryption - Unlock a Locked OS Drive

 

[Azim1980]

I don't have recovery key and the data on the drive..... I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE IT. I cant put the drive into a Windows 10 machine as I've gone back to Windows 7 and don't have the Windows 10 pro disk anymore! PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU.

 

[Brink]

In that case, if you know the BitLocker recovery password, then you could use the BitLocker Repair Tool to recover the drive.

:ar: BitLocker Repair Tool - Recover Drive in Windows 7 and 8 | Windows 8 Help Forums

If you don't, then you are pretty much out of luck since this is what BitLocker is designed for. No access without the BitLocker recovery key or password.

You could try taking the drive to a data recovery company to see if they may be able to recover the data, but it won't be cheap.

Do you have any backups of you data?

 

[samuria]

You can download win10 for free you may be able to run it as a virtual PC then connect the drive and access it

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Azim1980,

Welcome to SevenForums!

You could also use a Linux Live CD to access your data!

 

[samuria]

How would Linux read an encrypted bitlocker drive?