How to solve "Error: There was an error trying to save the key to disk" when enabling Bitlocker via command line?

Question

When trying to initiate Bitlocker on a systemdrive from the command line an error is returned:

ERROR: There was an error while trying to save the key to disk.

This isn't the first time I ran into this error so now I share this here because the error threw me off. There is nothing wrong with the disk/usb-drive.

Original command:

manage-bde C: -on -StartupKey "U:" -RecoveryKey "F:recoverykeys" -UsedSpaceOnly

A71 · Answer

Even though Powershell auto-completes path names with the 'tab' key, which is how I typed it, manage-bde does not like it at the end of folders. You must however provide it after your drive-letter.

Remove the trailing backslash.

manage-bde C: -on -StartupKey "U:" -RecoveryKey "F:recoverykeys" -UsedSpaceOnly

How to solve "Error: There was an error trying to save the key to disk" when enabling Bitlocker via command line?

One Answer

Add your own answers!

Ask a Question