moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryptionwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down163 cross-posted to: windows@sopuli.xyztechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1379arrow-down1external-linkWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryptionwww.neowin.netmoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square143linkfedilink cross-posted to: windows@sopuli.xyztechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoBitlocker encrypts your drive, not single files. Once the computer is booted up, it’s completely transparent to the user.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoBut my PC doesn’t even have a password. So how can my files be encrypted? I thought a password was manditory for file encryption to work.
Bitlocker encrypts your drive, not single files. Once the computer is booted up, it’s completely transparent to the user.
But my PC doesn’t even have a password. So how can my files be encrypted? I thought a password was manditory for file encryption to work.