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I have a SSD disk bitlocker encrypted, but i don't know the key. I don't want to recover any data, i just want to format it, but it doesn't allow to format. Can anyone help?
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Or just pull out the SSD/HDD and format it with external drive/USB adapter. I did it like that with cmd DISKPART or any partition wipe tools.
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Run the Windows 10 installation media from a USB. Download is free. You should be able to remove the partitions and reinstall a fresh basic Win10 on the disk. Then you should be able to format the disk properly.
Best,
Jim
So... Manufacter says that the only solution is to unlock bitlocker and Microsoft says the same... And if i don't have the key, there is no solution!
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Hi!
If you are formating an OS Bitlocker encrypted drive, follow the steps below
At the very start of the Installation Process, press Shift + F10, or Shift + Fn + F10 to open Command Prompt
Run this command and hit Enter:
diskpart
Run this command and hit Enter:
list disk
(Make note of the disk number you want to wipe and enter it into the next command - replace X)
Run this command and hit Enter:
select disk X
Note: select the encrypted disk in the list and replace the X
Run this command and hit Enter:
clean
Run this command and hit Enter:
convert gpt
Then close Command Prompt, then restart the PC to begin the installation
Hope this helps.
At computer management if i tried to format -> "The format did not complete sucessfully".
If i try to delete volume -> "Data error (cyclic redundancy check).
At diskpart:
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
Disk 0 Online 223 GB 1024 KB
Disk 1 Online 476 GB 0 B *
DISKPART> select disk 1
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> list part
Partition ### Type Size Offset
Partition 1 System 260 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 261 MB
Partition 3 Primary 475 GB 277 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 1000 MB 475 GB
DISKPART> select partition 3
Partition 3 is now the selected partition.
DISKPART> delete partition override
DiskPart has encountered an error: Erro de dados (erro por redundância cíclica).
See the System Event Log for more information.
The same error occur if i try other partitions or volumes or if i try clean
I've tried in a different computer, of course, but the resullts are the same.
I had tried "CLEAN", but as i said before, i have the same result.
DISKPART> sel disk 2
Disk 2 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> clean
DiskPart has encountered an error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).
See the System Event Log for more information.
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Try using a bigger hammer Ubuntu Live CD
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Still no result... Had i encountered something without solution???
Ubuntu -> Format -> "Error formatting volume. Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed Out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0)
sudo wipe /dev/sdc1
Okay to wipe special file ? (Yes/No) Yes
Wiping /dev/sdc1, pass 0 (0 )
/dev/sdc1: write error: Input/output error
sudo wipe /dev/sdc
Okay to wipe special file ? (Yes/No) Yes
Wiping /dev/sdc, pass 0 (0 )
/dev/sdc: write error: Input/output error
By the way, i've already tried DBAN (writing zeros for 117h) and Gparted ("Delete partition" or "Format to Fat32 or Ntfs or Ext4 -> "Libparted Error. Input/output error during write on /dev/sdc")