When decrypting a drive, it can be a hassle to wait for it to finish, and you don’t know when the process will be completed. Is there a way to estimate how long the decryption will take?
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4 weeks ago
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You can use the manage-bde –status command in command prompt. Just make sure you have admin privileges.
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4 weeks ago
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Isn’t this command used to show details about the Bitlocker drive encryption, like whether the drive is locked, encryption methods, etc.? I get that it shows whether the drive is encrypted or not, but what I’m asking is if there’s a way to know how long the decryption will take.
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3 weeks ago
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When you run this command, it will show the “Percentage Encrypted”. When the drive is fully encrypted, this will show 100%. During decryption, the percentage will decrease until it reaches 0%. By checking the percentage regularly, you can roughly estimate how much time is left for the decryption to complete.
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3 weeks ago
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Oh, okay. I never actually looked into that. When I started decryption and checked, it showed 98.9%. Will it automatically decrease from there?
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3 weeks ago
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The percentage shown reflects the moment you run the command, so you’ll need to run it again to check the progress. It’s a bit of a hassle, but it gets the job done.
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2 weeks ago
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That’s true, but when I run this command, it shows the status for all the drives. Is there a way to check the details for just a specific drive?
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2 weeks ago
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Yes, just add the drive name after the command, like this: manage-bde -status
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2 weeks ago
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Works perfectly, thank you! This saves me a lot of hassle.
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