Acronis Boot Media doesn't work
Hello, all I am a long time Acronis boot media user. I am on Dell Latitude 3570, Secure Boot on, partition GPT.
Whenever i boot up with acronis it shows up nothing at all into my drives + the system partitions are showing as BitLocker encrypted. I can't backup or restore. On the other hard it works normally in withdowsthough can create backups etc, But i preffer bootmedia directly.
Boot media - Linus based, Windows media boots then stops in a screen with some hazyy lines.
Give me ideas, i can't sleep for last 4 days.


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Thanks for your reply, I haven't turned on any encryption from my end and whenever I boot up all partitions come up normally, I don't even have a password on my windows too. But it feels like it has something to do with my UEFI setup other tools like Macrium Reflect also shows drives are encrypted. After booting to ATI 2019 Linux boot media it shows my drives are blank, even when there is a lot of files there. Waiting for activation is not showing anywhere.
Never used MVP Custom ATIPE Builder tool can you point me to any video tutorial?
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Evan, I would suggest that you do have BitLocker in a 'waiting activation' state given that this is not just an Acronis issue with boot media.
Open an Administrator level Command prompt or Powershell window:
To confirm the BitLocker status on your computer, type the command:
manage-bde -status
To turn BitLocker off for your C: OS drive, type the command:
manage-bde c: -off
Example from my own system:
PS E:\powershell> manage-bde -status BitLocker Drive Encryption: Configuration Tool version 10.0.17763 Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Disk volumes that can be protected with BitLocker Drive Encryption: Volume C: [Windows10old] [OS Volume] Size: 73.00 GB BitLocker Version: None Conversion Status: Fully Decrypted Percentage Encrypted: 0.0% Encryption Method: None Protection Status: Protection Off Lock Status: Unlocked Identification Field: None Key Protectors: None Found Volume L: [Toshiba] [Data Volume] Size: 184.17 GB BitLocker Version: 2.0 Conversion Status: Used Space Only Encrypted Percentage Encrypted: 100.0% Encryption Method: AES 128 Protection Status: Protection On Lock Status: Unlocked Identification Field: Unknown Automatic Unlock: Enabled Key Protectors: Password Numerical Password External Key (Required for automatic unlock) PS E:\powershell>
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Hey Steve,
Thanks, It worked. However, I still do not remember turning it on either. Just two questions
01. manage-bde c: -on = Will it turn on BitLocker?
02. Is this due to the TPM security built in the machine?
Thanks a lot for the reply.
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Evan, glad the suggestion worked for you. I would suggest using the GUI interface for BitLocker in the Windows Control Panel which gives you more control and options for this feature.
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Seen this a ton with Dell systems. Bitlocker is often active, but not enabled on factory OS installs with Windows 10.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln299056/dell-systems-th…
The BDE command Steve recommended is the best way to determine if it is "active" but not enabled as the GUI won't show the status like that, where the BDE command line will. After that though, the GUI is the easiest to use.
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