Windows Bitlocker

[thedoc46]

Anyone here use the built in bitlocker on Win 10 ? i used it previously to encrypt my external drives on Win7 Ultimate. Took like a day maybe to do a 2TB.

Anyway recently went to encrypt a new 4TB drive using Win10, and it has taken 48hrs to do only 28%

Making matters worse, is i read it was quicker to run bitlocker in recovery mode, so my computer has been in recovery mode for 48hrs making it unusable while it churns away.

I have since paused the encryption, and pulled the drive out, does anyone know if i can complete the encryption on Win7 cos 27% and two days non-stop churning away, is a bit of a joke.

 

[thedoc46]

You've pulled it out mid encryption? Surely that's going to mess things up?

I've used it and another encryption software recently.

500GB drive = 6 hours
1tb drive = 20 hours

That's on i3/i5 laptops. with win 7/10

Honestly the 3rd party software (DESlock+ Pro) was great, lots of info, easy enough to setup (although there was 2 issues but nothing that stopped it working) and it asks for a login before Windows even boots.

I set up Bitlocker and it seems to do nothing at all, loads windows normally, no extra protection etc. Not sure if missed something but I wasn't overly impressed with it.

No you have the option of pausing it before removing. It seems it was loads quicker under Win7 than Win10 to encrypt. I'm since encrypting within the O/S and its overnight 8hrs its done a whopping 5% of a 4TB drive.