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Disk Encryption Help
Disk Encryption Help
Problem
"My recently encrypted computer is locked" or "I can no longer save files to my external/USB drive."
Solutions
Here are some commonly reported issues if your hard drive was recently encrypted with solutions below...
Your computer may lock to a different screen requiring a long passcode to decrypt the device.
Your External/USB drive asks for you to encrypt them before you can write files to them.
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