How to bypass bitlocker encryption

Hello All, My friend unknowingly locked his external hard drive with Bitlocker. Even though he has the Key for it. But whenever he enters it , all it says is the key is wrong. Is there any way to fix this or any way to extract the data ?
Answer #1
No, unless he saved the certs to a recovery disc.
Answer #2
Oh no. I dont think he did.
Answer #3
Faizan123 replied: My friend unknowingly locked his external hard drive with Bitlocker
Was he drunk or something? It’s beyond me how can anyone use BL “unknowingly”
Faizan123 replied: Is there any way to fix this or any way to extract the data ?
If he saved or printed the recovery key when he encrypted it then there’s hope,If not then it’s a total loss.
Answer #4
lol – I spent absolutely ages with a truecrypted folder I made then forgot the password. Will never make that mistake again. Unfortunetly their is no way around it.
Answer #5
Do you know what encryption is? You cannot bypass encryption!
Even though he has the Key for it. But whenever he enters it , all it says is the key is wrong.
The conclusion being? He’s got the wrong key. In that case, I’d rather trust bitlocker than the user…
Answer #6
Roberto400 replied: Faizan123 replied: My friend unknowingly locked his external hard drive with Bitlocker
Was he drunk or something? It's beyond me how can anyone use BL "unknowingly"
Faizan123 replied: Is there any way to fix this or any way to extract the data ?
If he saved or printed the recovery key when he encrypted it then there's hope,If not then it's a total loss.
Agreed with Roberto400, nothing can be done. If he has/remembers the recovery password or key then there is still hope.
@Roberto400 Unfortunately there are quite a few people who lock their drives through BIOS or some kind of encryption software and forget the unlock codes!
Answer #7
rajnusker replied:
@Roberto400 Unfortunately there are quite a few people who lock their drives though BIOS or some kind of encryption software and forget the unlock codes!
I wasn’t disagreeing with that,But how many ppl you know who “unknowingly” encrypt their hard drive? That’s the part i had problems with.
Answer #8
Roberto400 replied: rajnusker replied:
@Roberto400 Unfortunately there are quite a few people who lock their drives though BIOS or some kind of encryption software and forget the unlock codes!
I wasn't disagreeing with that,But how many ppl you know who "unknowingly" encrypt their hard drive? That's the part i had problems with.
None. But there is one guy who claims that his 5 years old kid did it (BIOS lock). Its probably a fake story.
Answer #9
Hi Guys,
I agree with your answers, but there is way to recover the data from the bitlocker encrypted partition it seems. Try to user Passware Kit Forensic tool.