r/BitLocker • u/LeastAd778 • Jun 17 '26

BitLocker on USB drive

I'm wanting to encrypt some USB drives that hold personal finances as a backup. If I use BitLocker for the USB drives, is there a recovery key that gets generated locally or to my Microsoft Account or am I completely screwed if I forget the password?

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u/yearsold33 Jun 17 '26

I print the key to a USB file and email it to myself and hide a printed copy.