Cannot unlock BitLocker drive due to "catastrophic media failure or a data structure corruption"
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I suspect its due to using a Win 10 computer and the new more secure version of BitLock encryption which is not Win 7 compatible. Undo BitLock using Win 10 and then try again on Win 7 machine.
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[SOLVED] - The File Or Directory Is Corrupted Or Unreadable - Hard Drive Wont Open
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Arjan
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Arjan almost 2 years
When trying to unlock my BitLocker drive, I get:
Unable to complete the requested operation because of either a catastrophic media failure or a data structure corruption on the disk.
This is the screenshot of the error.
How can I recover the data?
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Admin about 7 yearsNext time please add a readable error message, so others can find it when searching. Thanks. -
Admin about 7 years
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