• iterable@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Save a copy of your bitlocker keys to a Veracrypt drive with a password no shorter then 15 mixed characters. Then upload that encrypted container to any free service. They wont be able to open it and now you have a remote backup copy.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      I employed the super secure expedient of never exporting my keys. I have no idea what they are, I never did, and I never will.

      There’s really no irreplaceable data on my Windows machine. If I have to reformat it some day A) that’s no big deal, and B) it’s Windows, what else is new.

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      Why not save a step, fuck bitlocker, and use veracrypt to encrypt your drive in the first place?

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        That is a option but it’s performance is bad and you need at least fifteen mix character password every time you boot. If you game you need to use bitlocker sadly or load times dive hard. Having a second drive in full Veracrypt is fine for things like basic documents but not to game on.

    • Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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      If the password is long 15 characters that means you use a password manager. At that point just put the bitlocker password in the password manager