BitLocker: Downsides, or things to keep in mind?

Sumanji

Sumanji

Sumanji

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Hi,

I'm considering enabling BitLocker on my desktop PC (Windows 10 with four disks: 1 x NVME for OS/games, 1 x NVME for games, and 2 x SATA for files/data/pics etc.).

Anything to consider before doing this? It seems like read/write speed isn't an issue as long as the disk supports hardware based encryption, but is there anything else to keep in mind?

Thanks,

Su
 
Do not lose the recovery key, and storing it on the PC is obviously a bad idea! We have hundreds of devices using it at work and every now and again for no reason it will just stop working and need the recovery key
 
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Bumhug said:
...every now and again for no reason it will just stop working and need the recovery key
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That doesn't sound ideal!

Practically what does this mean? On a boot drive does that totally stop you from getting into Windows? And if on a data drive, is it just inaccessible from Windows until you type the recovery key in somewhere?
 
It can stop you booting absolutely. Seen it at work a few times myself. Personally wouldn't bother on a home PC, if someone is stealing it I have bigger problems than my holiday snaps
 
Really the question is what are you trying to achieve? Ideally it's just a solution looking for a problem.
 
Sumanji said:
More for things like bank statements, tax returns, scans of important docs etc.
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Fair enough, bitlocker is a fair idea then. I don't use my PC for anything other than entertainment these days. As stated keep a copy of the key in more than one place
 
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