Will the drive be unlocked if I install new windows copy?

ghfeki

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* * * * Will the drive be unlocked after installing new windows :
So here's the thing..I have a dell n5050 laptop , it happens that I downloaded a file yesterday which infected my laptop and therefor everytime I restart the compture 3 msgs shows up ( winlogon. Slui . And explorer.exe failed because of the missing sl2.dll file ) I searched on the Internet but found no solution so I decided to install a new copy of windows., a clean one. While installing I first accidentaly formatted the x: partition which I guess was the system reserved partition ln which there is boot files.. not only that but I formatted also the C: drive and theerefor there's no operating system existing.. now whenever I open my laptop it says bootmg ( I guess ) is missing ctrl + alt + dlt to restart, I've tried several things but nothing worked so I'm taking it to a professional .. the thing is I have very important and private files on the e: drive which I already locked it with bitlocker before.. my question is can I not format that drive? If yes will the bitlocker lock be gone if I installed new copy of windows which means that the drive would be accessible to the professional guy? Thank you for helping me.
 
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As long as that E: partition is not touched, it 'should' be OK.

And as long as the new OS is BitLocker capable. The BL application is part of the OS. It can talk to and decrypt (with the right password) a Bitlocker encrypted drive or partition.

ghfeki

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Which means no matter what happens to the laptop, the drive ad long as it remains unformatted I will always need my password? Ps : i have to make sure that he wouldnt touch the drive unless he wants to die lol :)
 

USAFRet

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The BitLocker partition will always need a password to get into.
Unless that partition gets deleted...then it is gone forever.

For any data that is sensitive enough to go through the trouble of encrypting, it should ALSO be backed u in another place. Especially when this lives on a laptop.
 

ghfeki

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I dont mean to be clingy however one more question? Even after installing the new copy bitlocker still wont be gone? I mean bitlocker itself will not be formatted too ?
 

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As long as that E: partition is not touched, it 'should' be OK.

And as long as the new OS is BitLocker capable. The BL application is part of the OS. It can talk to and decrypt (with the right password) a Bitlocker encrypted drive or partition.
 
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